to strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.-to bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor; as, he stamped his foot with rage.-to crush; to pulverize; specifically (metal.), to crush by the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.-to impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate with arms or initials.-fig.: to impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp virtuous principles on the heart.-to cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.-to put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter; to stamp a legal document.-to strike; to beat; to crush.-to strike the foot forcibly downward.-the act of stamping, as with the foot.-the which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies, as a die.-the mark made by stamping; a mark imprinted; an impression.-that which is marked; a thing stamped.-a picture cut in wood or metal, or made by impression; a cut; a plate.-an offical mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange.-hence, a stamped or printed device, issued by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid; as, a postage stamp; a receipt stamp, etc.-an instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure.-a character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark; current value; authority; as, these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin.-make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp, or of a different stamp.-a kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised by water or steam power, for beating ores to powder; anything like a pestle, used for pounding or bathing.-a half-penny.-money, esp. paper money.