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tamp

[tamp]

verb (used with object)

  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.



tamp

1

/ æ /

verb

  1. to force or pack down firmly by repeated blows

  2. to pack sand, earth, etc into (a drill hole) over an explosive

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tamp

2

/ æ /

verb

  1. (tr) to bounce (a ball)

  2. to pour with rain

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tamp1

First recorded in 1810–20; perhaps alteration of tampion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tamp1

C17: probably a back formation from tampin (obsolete variant of tampion ), which was taken as being a present participle tamping

Origin of tamp2

probably special use of tamp 1
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Example Sentences

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The fact Trump dispatched troops to tamp down protests in Los Angeles, the biggest blue megalopolis in the nation’s biggest blue state, cannot be ignored.

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But we now have pharmaceutical aids to help tamp that down.

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But tamping down the bugs has proved difficult.

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For some analysts the jobs figures tamped down recession fears in the wake of commerce department data this week showing a contraction in the US economy for the first time in three years.

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Even in private spaces, people have to manage and tamp down the emotions they are experiencing lest it overwhelm their entire life.

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