bear, verb, /bɛr/, past tense bore /bɔr/, past participle borne /bɔrn/
6 SIGN/MARK to have or show a sign, mark, or particular appearance, especially when this shows that something has happened or is true SYN have.
The letter bore no signature.
a car bearing diplomatic license plates.
The labels bear a yellow and black symbol.
The town still bears the scars of the bombings during the war.
The store bears the hallmarks (=it has the qualities) of a family-owned business.
stamp, noun, /stæmp/
1 MAIL (alsopostage stamp) a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto an envelope or package before posting it.
a 29-cent stamp.
Richard collects stamps.
a second-class stamp.
2 PRINTED MARK a tool for pressing or printing a mark or pattern onto a surface, or the mark made by this tool.
a date stamp.
a passport stamp.
3the stamp of somethingif something has the stamp of a particular quality, it clearly has that quality.
The speech bore (=had) the stamp of authority.
4 PAYMENT (British English) a small piece of paper that is worth a particular amount of money and is bought and collected for something over a period of time.
television licence stamps
5 TAX (British English) a piece of paper for sticking to some official papers to show that British tax has been paid.
6of ... stamp someone with a particular kind of character.
He’s clearly of a very different stamp.
7 WITH FOOT an act of stamping, especially with your foot.
an angry stamp.
stamp, verb, /stæmp/
1 PUT FOOT DOWN to put your foot down onto the ground loudly and with a lot of force.
The audience stamped and shouted.
‘I will not!’ Bert yelled and stamped his foot (=because he was angry).
She stood at the bus stop stamping her feet (=because she was cold).
stamp on somebody/something
(=try to hurt or kill someone or something, by putting your foot down onto them)
Martashriekedand started stamping on thecockroach.
2 WALK NOISILY to walk somewhere in a noisy way by putting your feet down hard onto the ground because you are angry SYN stomp.
stamp around/out of/off etc
My mother stamped off down the stairs.
3 MAKE A MARK to put a pattern, sign, or letters on something, using a special tool.
The woman at the desk stamped my passport.
Among the papers was a brown folder stamped ‘SECRET’.
stamp something on something
Stamp the date on all the letters.
stamp, verb, /stæmp/
4 AFFECT SOMEBODY/SOMETHING to have an important or permanent effect on someone or something.
The experience remained stamped on her memory for many years.
stamp somebody with something
The experience remained stamped on her memory for many years.
His army years had stamped him with anairof brisk authority.
5 MAIL to stick a stamp onto a letter, parcel etc.
6stamp somebody as something (phrasal verb) to show that someone has a particular type of character.
It was his manners that stamped him as a real gentleman.
7stamp on somebody/something(phrasal verb)to use force or your authority to stop someone from doing something, or stop something from happening, especially in an unfair way.
Officers were given orders to stamp on any hint of trouble.
8stamp something ↔ out(phrasal verb)
1) to prevent something bad from continuing.
We aim to stamp out poverty in our lifetimes.
2) to stop a fire from burning by stepping hard on the flames.
3) to make a shape or object by pressing hard on something using a machine or tool.
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