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tamp
[ tamp ]
verb (used with object)
- to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
He tamped the tobacco in his pipe.
- (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted.
tamp
1/ æ /
verb
- to force or pack down firmly by repeated blows
- to pack sand, earth, etc into (a drill hole) over an explosive
tamp
2/ æ /
verb
- tr to bounce (a ball)
- intrusually foll bydown to pour with rain
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tamp1
Origin of tamp2
Example Sentences
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.
Even in private spaces, people have to manage and tamp down the emotions they are experiencing lest it overwhelm their entire life.
Tom Wheeler, executive director of the Environmental Protection Information Center, which supports tamping down the barred owl population, said it wouldn’t just be the federal government footing the bill.
There’s evidence that forest management measures aimed at tamping down wildfires take a bite out of the owl’s habitat, but some scientists say the short-term harm may be outweighed by long-term gains.
Such is the reality of President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans, actualized by the executive orders and proclamations he signed during his first week in office to tamp down irregular crossings at the southern border.
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