About The Word Tamp
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Tamp
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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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