sort vs stamp

sort and stamp both are nouns.

sort and stamp both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sort	Yes	No	Yes	No
stamp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stamp is a hyponym of sort; that is, stamp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sort:

sort: arrange or order by classes or categories
stamp: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

Other hyponyms of sort include unitise, unitize, catalog, catalogue, isolate, refer, reclassify, size, dichotomise, dichotomize, pigeonhole, stereotype, group, grade, count, number.

sort (noun)	stamp (noun)
an approximate definition or example	a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality	a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
a person of a particular character or nature	machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion	a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
	a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
	a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
	a type or class
	something that can be used as an official medium of payment
	the distinctive form in which a thing is made

sort (verb)	stamp (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories	destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
examine in order to test suitability	treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
	to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
	affix a stamp to
	raise in a relief
	crush or grind with a heavy instrument
	form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
	walk heavily
	reveal clearly as having a certain character

Difference between sort and stamp

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