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tamp Definition and Meaning in English (tamp definition)

verb
Synonyms:packrampress
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Tamp definition: To press something down firmly, especially by a series of light blows or by ramming.

Definitions of Tamp

  1. 1verb

    To press something down firmly, especially by a series of light blows or by ramming.

  2. 2noun

    A tool used for tamping, such as a rammer for packing down earth or a device for pressing tobacco into a pipe.

Example Sentences

casual

“He used a stick to tamp down the soil around the new plant.”

business

“The worker had to tamp the concrete firmly into place.”

casual

“She carefully tamped the tobacco into her pipe.”

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past tensetamped
present participletamping
agent nountamper

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Tamp definition: To press something down firmly, especially by a series of light blows or by ramming.
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