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Tamp

Tamp Meaning & Definition
Tamp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tamp?

[n] a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
[v] press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tamp: pack | tamp down | tamper

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tamp:

See Also | compact | compress | pack together | tool

Tamp In Webster's Dictionary

\Tamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tamping}.] [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See {Tampion}.] 1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected. 2. To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

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