- stamp out something
- stamp out (something)
to stop or destroy something.
How long have we been trying to stamp out drugs?
Everyone enjoys these games, although some people want to stamp them out.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
stamp out something
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stamp out — (something) to stop or destroy something. How long have we been trying to stamp out drugs? Everyone enjoys these games, although some people want to stamp them out … New idioms dictionary
stamp out — verb end or extinguish by forceful means (Freq. 2) Stamp out poverty! • Syn: ↑kill • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑terminate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
stamp out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stamp out : present tense I/you/we/they stamp out he/she/it stamps out present participle stamping out past tense stamped out past participle stamped out 1) to end something bad or unpleasant by taking strong… … English dictionary
stamp out — PHRASAL VERB If you stamp something out, you put an end to it. [V n P] Dr Muffett stressed that he was opposed to bullying in schools and that action would be taken to stamp it out. [V n P] ...on the spot fines to stamp the problems out. [Also V… … English dictionary
stamp — [stamp] vt. [ME stampen, akin to OHG stampfon < Gmc * stampon, *stampjan, to press to pieces < IE * stembh , to crush < base * steb(h) , a post, pole > STAFF2, STEP, STUMP] 1. to bring (the foot) down forcibly on the ground, a floor,… … English World dictionary
stamp — stamp1 [ stæmp ] noun ** ▸ 1 for paying (for mailing) ▸ 2 for printing mark ▸ 3 putting foot down hard ▸ 4 particular quality ▸ 5 particular type 1. ) count a small official piece of paper that you buy and stick on an envelope to pay for the cost … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stamp — stamp1 S2 [stæmp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(mail)¦ 2¦(printed mark)¦ 3 the stamp of something 4¦(payment)¦ 5¦(tax)¦ 6 of ... stamp 7¦(with foot)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(MAIL)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
stamp — 1 noun (C) 1 MAIL also postage stamp formal a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto an envelope or package before posting it: a 29 cent stamp | a sheet/book of stamps (=set of stamps that you buy) 2 TOOL a tool for pressing or printing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stamp */*/ — I UK [stæmp] / US noun Word forms stamp : singular stamp plural stamps 1) [countable] a small official piece of paper that you buy and stick on an envelope to pay for the cost of posting a letter or a parcel a first class/second class stamp a… … English dictionary
stamp — [[t]stæ̱mp[/t]] ♦♦♦ stamps, stamping, stamped 1) N COUNT A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of paper which you lick and stick on an envelope or package before you post it to pay for the cost of the postage. → See also food stamp ...a… … English dictionary
