STAMP OUT Definition & Meaning

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stamp out

verb

to put out or extinguish by stamping
to stamp out a fire
to crush or suppress by force
to stamp out a rebellion

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Idioms and Phrases

Extinguish or destroy, as in The government stamped out the rebellion in a brutal way , or The police were determined to stamp out drug dealers . This metaphoric expression alludes to extinguishing a fire by trampling on it. [Mid-1800s]

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And I call on the President to immediately issue this executive order—to stamp out this destructive, divisive, pseudoscientific ideology.

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This has been the explicit rationale for US tariffs on Canada and Mexico, with the White House saying it wants to pressure those countries to stamp out cross-border Fentanyl smuggling.

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A government spokesperson called the findings "extremely concerning" and said it would "seek to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred and racism wherever it occurs".

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But by aiming so high he has drawn the attention of Beijing, which is now keen to stamp out the fraud operations along the Thai-Myanmar border which are increasingly targeting Chinese people.

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“Vamoose,” it says when you get stamped out.

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