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RUBBERSTAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rubberstamp mean?
• RUBBERSTAMP (verb)
The verb RUBBERSTAMP has 2 senses:
1. stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document
Familiarity information: RUBBERSTAMP used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
handstamp; rubberstamp
Hypernyms (to "rubberstamp" is one way to...):
stamp (to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Approve automatically
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "rubberstamp" is one way to...):
approve (judge to be right or commendable; think well of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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