stampen

Definitions of stampen
  1. noun
    abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
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    types:
    rectie, regering
    pitching dangerously to one side
    type of:
    beweging
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  2. verb
    walk heavily
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    type of:
    gaan, lopen, treden
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
  3. verb
    make a dull sound
    synonyms: beuken, bonken, bonzen, hameren, hengsten, rammeien, rammen, timmeren
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    type of:
    klinken, uitklinken
    make a certain noise or sound
  4. verb
    move rhythmically
    synonyms: slaan
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    types:
    kloppen, pulseren, slaan
    expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
    atriumfibrilleren, boezemfibrilleren, bonken, bonzen, fibrilleren, palpiteren
    beat rapidly
    klapperen, spartelen
    move noisily
    type of:
    bewegen
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  5. verb
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
    synonyms: bepoederen, fijnstampen, gepulveriseerd, pulveren, pulveriseren, verpulveren
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    type of:
    desintegreren, uiteenvallen
    break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
  6. verb
    hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
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    type of:
    frapperen, inslaan, kleunen, raken, slaan, treffen, uithalen
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
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