The difference between Imprint and Stamp
When used as nouns, imprint means an impression, whereas stamp means an act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
When used as verbs, imprint means to leave a print, impression, image, etc, whereas stamp means to step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
check bellow for the other definitions of Imprint and Stamp
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Imprint as a noun:
An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
Examples:
"The day left an imprint in my mind."
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Imprint as a noun:
The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
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Imprint as a noun:
A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
Examples:
"The shirts bore the company imprint on the right sleeve."
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Imprint as a verb:
To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
Examples:
"For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram."
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Imprint as a verb:
To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
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Imprint as a verb:
To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
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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.