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1. (v.t.) tamp
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
to tamp tobacco into a pipe.
2. tamp
(in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted.
Etymology: (1810–20; perh. alter. of tampion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) tamp, tamper, tamping bar
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
2. (verb) tamp down, tamp, pack
press down tightly
"tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
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1. (verb) tamp
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. (verb) tamp
to drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place
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