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verb
Tamp  v. t.  (past & past part. tamped; pres. part. tamping)  
1.
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.
To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.





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"Tamp" Quotes from Famous Books



... in Doctor Lambert's office. He watched the lean, graying psychologist turn off the tape recorder, watched him methodically tamp ...
— Sound of Terror • Don Berry


Words linked to "Tamp" :   compact, tamp down, tool, tamper


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