tamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes

verb

/tæmp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tamp.wav

tamp tamps tamping tamped

Probably a back-formation from tampin (misinterpreted as tamping), a variant of tampion.

tampon tamper

tampable tamp down tamper tamping tamping iron tamping rod

Czech: zmírnit German: reduzieren German: dämpfen German: mindern German: abschwächen German: herunterfahren German: unterdrücken

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