The difference between Impress and Stamp

When used as nouns, impress means the act of impressing, whereas stamp means an act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.

When used as verbs, impress means to affect (someone) strongly and often favourably, whereas stamp means to step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.

check bellow for the other definitions of Impress and Stamp

  1. Impress as a verb (transitive):

    To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.

    Examples:

    "You impressed me with your command of Urdu."

  2. Impress as a verb (intransitive):

    To make an impression, to be impressive.

    Examples:

    "Henderson impressed in his first game as captain."

  3. Impress as a verb (transitive):

    To produce a vivid impression of (something).

    Examples:

    "That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind."

  4. Impress as a verb (transitive):

    To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.

    Examples:

    "We impressed our footprints in the wet cement."

  5. Impress as a verb:

    To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).

  6. Impress as a verb (figurative):

    To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.

  7. Impress as a verb (transitive):

    To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.

    Examples:

    "The press gang used to impress people into the Navy."

  8. Impress as a verb (transitive):

    To seize or confiscate (property) by force.

    Examples:

    "The liner was impressed as a troop carrier."

  1. Impress as a noun:

    The act of impressing.

  2. Impress as a noun:

    An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.

  3. Impress as a noun:

    A stamp or seal used to make an impression.

  4. Impress as a noun:

    An impression on the mind, imagination etc.

  5. Impress as a noun:

    Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek South"

  6. Impress as a noun:

    A heraldic device; an impresa.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Cussans"

  7. Impress as a noun:

    The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.

  1. 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."

  2. Stamp as a noun:

    An indentation or imprint made by stamping.

    Examples:

    "My passport has quite a collection of stamps."

  3. Stamp as a noun:

    A device for stamping designs.

    Examples:

    "She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps."

  4. 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."

  5. 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''."

  6. Stamp as a noun (slang, figuratively):

    A tattoo

  7. Stamp as a noun (slang):

    A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide

  1. Stamp as a verb (intransitive):

    To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.

    Examples:

    "The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy."

  2. 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."

  3. Stamp as a verb (transitive):

    To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  4. 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."

  5. 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."

  6. Stamp as a verb (transitive):

    To apply postage stamps to.

    Examples:

    "I forgot to stamp this letter."

  7. Stamp as a verb (transitive, figurative):

    To mark; to impress.

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