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    tamp
    /tamp/

    verb

    • 1. pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion: "when the hole was tamped to the top, gunpowder was inserted"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTAMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Tamp means to press something such as soil or tobacco down firmly. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tampTamp Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TAMP is to drive in or down by a succession of light or medium blows. How to use tamp in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › tampTAMP Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Tamp is a verb that means to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes, or to pack sand, earth, etc into a drilled hole over an explosive. It can also mean to bounce a ball or to pour with rain.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTAMP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Tamp means to press something such as soil or tobacco down firmly. Learn how to use this verb in sentences, see synonyms and translations, and hear the pronunciation.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTAMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you tamp something, you press it down by tapping it several times so that it becomes flatter and more solid. Then I tamp down the soil with the back of a rake. [ VERB noun with adverb ]

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › tampTamp - definition of tamp by The Free Dictionary

    Tamp means to pack down tightly by repeated blows or taps, or to pack sand, earth, etc into a drill hole over an explosive. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples of tamp in different contexts.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtamp verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    tamp something (down) to press something down hard, especially into a closed space. He tamped down the tobacco in his pipe with his thumb.