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• tamp — [[t]tæmp[/t]] v. t. 1) to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: to tamp tobacco into a pipe[/ex] 2) (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted • Etymology: 1810–20; perh. alter …   From formal English to slang

• tamp — [tæmp] v [T always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from tampion, tampin plug, cover (15 20 centuries), from French tampon; TAMPON] also tamp down to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tamp — /tamp/, v.t. 1. to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe. 2. (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted. [1810 20; perh. alter of TAMPION] * *… …   Universalium

• tamp — [[t]tæ̱mp[/t]] tamps, tamping, tamped VERB If you tamp something, you press it down by tapping it several times so that it becomes flatter and more solid. [V n with adv] Then I tamp down the soil with the back of a rake... [V n prep/adv] Philpott …   English dictionary

• tamp — verb (transitive always + adv/prep) also tamp down to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times: “Ah well, ” sighed Papa, absently tamping the tobacco down in his pipe …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pack# — pack n *bundle, bunch, package, packet, bale, parcel pack vb Pack, crowd, cram, stuff, ram, tamp are comparable when they mean to fill tightly or cause to fill tightly something which holds a limited amount or presents a limited space. Pack, in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• tamping bar — noun a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) • Syn: ↑tamp, ↑tamper • Derivationally related forms: ↑tamp (for: ↑tamper), ↑tamp ( …   Useful english dictionary

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