stamp
/stæmp/noun
उच्चारण स्टैम्प
डाक-टिकट; मोहर, छाप
Basic word
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[C]
a small piece of paper with a design on it that you buy and stick on a letter before you post it; a tool for printing a design or words onto a surface; a mark made by this; a particular quality
डाक-टिकट; मोहर, छाप
- a postage stamp
- an official stamp
- I need a stamp to post this letter.
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- The clerk pressed a stamp on the form.
- His work carries the stamp of a true expert.
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[T, I]
to put your foot down heavily and noisily on the ground; to print letters, words or a design onto something using a special tool
पैर पटकना; मोहर लगाना
- She stamped her feet in anger.
- Get your passport stamped.
- He stamped on the spider and scraped his shoe.
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- The officer stamped each page of the file.
- The children stamped their feet to keep warm.
→Phrasal verbs 2
stamp out
to get rid of something bad, unpleasant or dangerous, especially by using force or a lot of effort; to put out a fire by bringing your foot down heavily on it
(बुराई या समस्या को) जड़ से ख़त्म करना, कुचल देना; पैरों से कुचलकर (आग) बुझाना
- The government has promised to stamp out corruption.
- Strict laws are needed to stamp out child labour.
- He stamped out the burning match.
stamp on sth
to stop sth from happening or developing, especially using force
(किसी चीज़ को) सख़्ती से कुचल देना
- The government stamped on the protests.
- Any sign of cheating will be stamped on immediately.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Stamp out (get rid of something bad: 'stamp out corruption').
Phrasal verb अक्सर पूछा जाता है: stamp out (बुरी चीज़ से छुटकारा पाना, जड़ से मिटाना: 'stamp out corruption')।
Rubber-stamp (approve something without thinking about it: 'The committee just rubber-stamped the decision').
Idiom 'rubber-stamp' (बिना सोचे स्वीकृति देना: 'The committee just rubber-stamped the decision')।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who collects stamps is a philatelist; the hobby is philately; a person who collects coins a numismatist.
One-word substitution बहुत पूछा जाता है: डाक-टिकट इकट्ठा करने वाला philatelist; शौक philately; सिक्के इकट्ठा करने वाला numismatist।
General knowledge
India's first postage stamp was the Scinde Dawk (1852); the first stamps of independent India were issued in 1947 with 'Jai Hind'.
भारत का पहला डाक-टिकट सिंध डाक (1852) था; स्वतंत्र भारत के पहले डाक-टिकट 1947 में 'जय हिंद' के साथ जारी हुए।