The difference between Dent and Stamp
When used as nouns, dent means a shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact, whereas stamp means an act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
When used as verbs, dent means to impact something, producing a dent, whereas stamp means to step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dent and Stamp
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Dent as a noun:
A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
Examples:
"The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car."
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Dent as a noun:
A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
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Dent as a noun (by extension, informal):
A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
Examples:
"That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet."
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Dent as a verb (transitive):
To impact something, producing a dent.
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Dent as a verb (intransitive):
To develop a dent or dents.
Examples:
"Copper is soft and dents easily."
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Dent as a noun (engineering):
A , as of a , a , etc.
Examples:
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Dent as a noun (weaving):
A or a in a
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Stamp as a noun:
An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
Examples:
"The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs."
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Stamp as a noun:
An indentation or imprint made by stamping.
Examples:
"My passport has quite a collection of stamps."
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Stamp as a noun:
A device for stamping designs.
Examples:
"She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps."
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Stamp as a noun:
A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
Examples:
"These stamps have a Christmas theme."
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Stamp as a noun:
A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.
Examples:
"I need one first-class stamp to send this letter."
"Now that commerce is done electronically, tax stamps are no longer issued here''."
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Stamp as a noun (slang, figuratively):
A tattoo
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Stamp as a noun (slang):
A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide
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Stamp as a verb (intransitive):
To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
Examples:
"The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy."
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Stamp as a verb (transitive):
To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
Examples:
"The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation."
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Stamp as a verb (transitive):
To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
Examples:
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Stamp as a verb (transitive):
To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
Examples:
"This machine stamps the metal cover with a design."
"This machine stamps the design into the metal cover."
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Stamp as a verb (transitive):
To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
Examples:
"The immigration officer stamped my passport."
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Stamp as a verb (transitive):
To apply postage stamps to.
Examples:
"I forgot to stamp this letter."
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Stamp as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To mark; to impress.