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1 VERB If you stammer , you speak with difficulty, hesitating and repeating words or sounds. □ [V ] Five per cent of children stammer at some point. □ [V with quote] 'Forgive me,' I stammered. □ [V n] People cursed and stammered apologies. ●  stam|mer|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  Of all speech impediments stammering is probably the most embarrassing.

2 N‑SING Someone who has a stammer tends to stammer when they speak. □  A speech-therapist cured his stammer.

stamp ◆◇◇ /stæ mp/ (stamps , stamping , stamped )

1 N‑COUNT A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of paper which you stick on an envelope or package before you post it to pay for the cost of the postage. □  …a book of stamps. □  …two first class stamps.

2 → see also food stamp

3 N‑COUNT A stamp is a small block of wood or metal which has a pattern or a group of letters on one side. You press it onto an pad of ink and then onto a piece of paper in order to produce a mark on the paper. The mark that you produce is also called a stamp . □  …a date stamp and an ink pad. □  You may live only where the stamp in your passport says you may.

4 VERB If you stamp a mark or word on an object, you press the mark or word onto the object using a stamp or other device. □ [V n prep] Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number in several places. □ [be V -ed prep] 'Eat before JULY 14' was stamped on the label.

5 VERB If you stamp or stamp your foot , you lift your foot and put it down very hard on the ground, for example because you are angry or because your feet are cold. □ [V ] Often he teased me till my temper went and I stamped and screamed. □ [V adv/prep] His foot stamped down on the accelerator. □ [V n prep/adv] She stamped her feet on the pavement to keep out the cold. [Also V n] ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Stamp is also a noun. □  …hearing the creak of a door and the stamp of cold feet.

6 VERB If you stamp somewhere, you walk there putting your feet down very hard on the ground because you are angry. □ [V prep/adv] 'I'm going before things get any worse!' he shouted as he stamped out of the bedroom.

7 VERB If you stamp on something, you put your foot down on it very hard. □ [V + on ] He received the original ban last week after stamping on the referee's foot during the supercup final.

8 N‑SING If something bears the stamp of a particular quality or person, it clearly has that quality or was done by that person. □ [+ of ] Most of us want to put the stamp of our personality on our home.

9 → see also rubber stamp

▸  stamp on PHRASAL VERB If someone stamps on a dishonest or undesirable activity, they act immediately to stop it happening or spreading. □ [V P n] The tone of her voice was designed to stamp on this topic of conversation once and for all.

▸  stamp out PHRASAL VERB If you stamp out something bad that is happening, you make it stop. □ [V n P ] Dr Muffett stressed that he was opposed to bullying in schools and that action would be taken to stamp it out. [Also V P n (not pron)]

sta mp col|lect|ing N‑UNCOUNT Stamp collecting is the hobby of building up a collection of stamps.

sta mp duty N‑UNCOUNT In Britain, stamp duty is a tax that you pay to the government when you buy a house.

stamped /stæ mpt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A stamped envelope or package has a stamp stuck on it.

sta mped ad|dressed e n|velope (stamped addressed envelopes ) N‑COUNT A stamped addressed envelope is an envelope with a stamp on it and your own name and address, which you send to someone so that something can be sent back to you. The abbreviation s.a.e. is also used. [BRIT ] in AM, use SASE