1
[ verb ] press down tightly

Synonyms

pack tamp_down

Examples

"tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

Related terms

compress

2
[ noun ] a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

Synonyms

tamping_bar tamper

Related terms

tool stemmer tamp_down

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Rhymes with

stamp amp tramp damp vamp camp gamp lamp ramp champ clamp cramp decamp encamp revamp firedamp

Phonetic and Homophones

T AE1 M P

Similar Spelling

Tampa

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