Phrase guide

stamp out

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /stamp aʊt/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To extinguish by stamping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To get rid of totally; to eradicate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Since 1956, Nasution had been trying to stamp out corruption in the Army.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

end or extinguish by forceful means

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Stamp out poverty!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kill

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: end, terminate

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: shtyp — to extinguish by stamping
  • German: ausstanzen — to extinguish by stamping
  • German: austrampeln — to extinguish by stamping
  • Russian: затоптать (zatoptatʹ) — to extinguish by stamping
  • Albanian: shkul — to get rid of
  • Catalan: erradicar — to get rid of
  • Dutch: uitroeien — to get rid of
  • French: juguler — to get rid of
  • French: mettre fin à — to get rid of
  • German: ausmerzen — to get rid of
  • German: ausrotten — to get rid of
  • Italian: estirpare — to get rid of
  • Portuguese: erradicar — to get rid of
  • Russian: искореня́ть (iskorenjátʹ) — to get rid of
  • Russian: искорени́ть (iskorenítʹ) — to get rid of
  • Russian: избавля́ться от (izbavljátʹsja ot) — to get rid of
  • Russian: изба́виться от (izbávitʹsja ot) — to get rid of
  • Serbo-Croatian: iskorijeniti — to get rid of
  • Serbo-Croatian: riješiti se — to get rid of
  • Slovene: izkoreniniti — to get rid of
  • Spanish: erradicar — to get rid of
  • Turkish: bertaraf etmek — to get rid of
  • Turkish: kökünü kurutmak — to get rid of