handstamp
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Definition
Noun:
- A stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand: A physical tool, often with a raised design on one end, used to apply an inked impression onto a surface by manual pressure.
Verb:
- To stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document: The act of using a handstamp to mark a document, often to signify validation, receipt, or authorization.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The librarian used a handstamp to mark the due date inside the book.
- The customs officer carried a handstamp with the official seal.
Verb:
- Please handstamp all approved invoices before filing.
- The passport was handstamped at the border crossing.
Advanced Usage
- "To get something handstamped": To have an item officially marked, often for verification.
- You need to get your program handstamped for re-entry to the event.
Variants and Related Words
- Rubber stamp (noun): A common type of handstamp; also used figuratively to describe a person or group that approves things automatically without thought.
- Handstamping (gerund/noun): The process or action of using a handstamp.
- The handstamping of the certificates took an hour.
Synonyms
- Noun: Seal, imprint, mark.
- Verb: Imprint, seal, mark, endorse.
Related Phrases
- "Handstamp a document": To officially mark a document with a stamp.
- The clerk will handstamp the document to certify it.
Noun
- a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand
Verb
- stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document