stamp down

stæmp daʊn

Definition

Definition of stamp down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

foot action

tr./intr.

press down heavily with the foot

tr./intr.

He stamped down the loose soil in the garden.

stomp

trample

tread

suppressing

tr.

suppress or put an end to something

tr.

The government tried to stamp down the rebellion quickly..

crush

quash

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Expressions with stamp

rubber stamp

tool for imprinting images or text by applying ink

She used a rubber stamp to decorate the invitations..

stamp about

walk around making loud noises with your feet

He began to stamp about the room in frustration.

stamp on

bring foot down heavily on something

He tried to stamp on the bug but missed.

stamp of approval

official endorsement showing something meets a certain standard

The project received the stamp of approval from the board.

leave one's stamp

make a lasting impression or impact

Her innovative ideas left her stamp on the project.

rubber stamp committee

group that approves decisions without critical review

The board was just a rubber stamp committee for the CEO's decisions.

Examples of stamp down in a sentence

The dancer stamped down hard, emphasizing the beat.
Efforts were made to stamp down illegal activities.
The manager had to stamp down on the rumors.

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French:tasser, réprimer, ...
German:festtreten, unterdrücken, ...
Italian:calpestare, reprimere, ...
Spanish:pisar, reprimir, ...
Portuguese:pisar, reprimir, ...
Chinese:踩实, 镇压, ...
Japanese:踏み固める, 抑え込む, ...
Arabic:وَطِئ, قَمَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְרוֹךְ, לְדַכֵּא, ...
Russian:утрамбовывать, подавлять, ...
Ukrainian:наступати, придушувати, ...
Hindi:पैर से दबाना, दबाना, ...
Bengali:পা দিয়ে চেপে ধরা, দমন করা, ...
Catalan:trepitjar, reprimir, ...
Czech:udusat, potlačit, ...
Danish:trampe ned, undertrykke, ...
Dutch:stampen, onderdrukken, ...
Greek:πατάω δυνατά, καταστέλλω, ...
Hungarian:letaposni, leverni, ...
Khmer:ជាន់សង្កត់ចុះ, បង្ក្រាប, ...
Korean:밟아 누르다, 진압하다, ...
Persian:با پا کوبیدن, سرکوب کردن, ...
Polish:udeptać, stłumić, ...
Portuguese (BR):calcar, reprimir, ...
Romanian:a bătători, a suprima, ...
Swedish:stampa ner, krossa, ...
Thai:เหยียบลง, ปราบปราม, ...
Turkish:basmak, bastırmak, ...
Vietnamese:giẫm mạnh, đàn áp, ...

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