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tamp
tamp T0031400 (tămp)tr.v. tamped, tamp·ing, tamps 1. To pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps.2. To pack clay, sand, or dirt into (a drill hole) above an explosive. [Perhaps back-formation from tampin, variant of tampion.]tamp (tæmp) vb (tr) 1. to force or pack down firmly by repeated blows2. (Mining & Quarrying) to pack sand, earth, etc into (a drill hole) over an explosive[C17: probably a back formation from tampin (obsolete variant of tampion), which was taken as being a present participle tamping]
tamp (tæmp) vb1. (tr) to bounce (a ball)2. (usually foll by: down) to pour with rain[probably special use of tamp1]tamp (tæmp) v.t. 1. to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: to tamp tobacco into a pipe. 2. (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted. [1810–20; perhaps alter. of tampion] tamp′er, n. tamp Past participle: tamped Gerund: tamping
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I tamp | you tamp | he/she/it tamps | we tamp | you tamp | they tamp |
Preterite |
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I tamped | you tamped | he/she/it tamped | we tamped | you tamped | they tamped |
Present Continuous |
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I am tamping | you are tamping | he/she/it is tamping | we are tamping | you are tamping | they are tamping |
Present Perfect |
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I have tamped | you have tamped | he/she/it has tamped | we have tamped | you have tamped | they have tamped |
Past Continuous |
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I was tamping | you were tamping | he/she/it was tamping | we were tamping | you were tamping | they were tamping |
Past Perfect |
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I had tamped | you had tamped | he/she/it had tamped | we had tamped | you had tamped | they had tamped |
Future |
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I will tamp | you will tamp | he/she/it will tamp | we will tamp | you will tamp | they will tamp |
Future Perfect |
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I will have tamped | you will have tamped | he/she/it will have tamped | we will have tamped | you will have tamped | they will have tamped |
Future Continuous |
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I will be tamping | you will be tamping | he/she/it will be tamping | we will be tamping | you will be tamping | they will be tamping |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been tamping | you have been tamping | he/she/it has been tamping | we have been tamping | you have been tamping | they have been tamping |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been tamping | you will have been tamping | he/she/it will have been tamping | we will have been tamping | you will have been tamping | they will have been tamping |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been tamping | you had been tamping | he/she/it had been tamping | we had been tamping | you had been tamping | they had been tamping |
Conditional |
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I would tamp | you would tamp | he/she/it would tamp | we would tamp | you would tamp | they would tamp |
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I would have tamped | you would have tamped | he/she/it would have tamped | we would have tamped | you would have tamped | they would have tamped | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | tamp - a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)tamper, tamping barstemmer - a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting chargetool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation | Verb | 1. | tamp - press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"tamp down, packcompress, pack together, compact - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" | Translationsboucherraccommoderpigiaretamp
tamp down1. To pat, press, or pack some loose substance down. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tamp" and "down." He tamped down the tobacco into his pipe and lit it with a match. Don't tamp the soil down too hard, or the seeds won't have space to grow.2. To lower or dampen something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tamp" and "down." The analyst is recommending that investors tamp down their expectations for the economy's performance. I don't want to tamp his hopes down, but I don't want him to end up disappointed, either.3. To suppress or demoralize someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tamp" and "down." My ex-husband was always trying to tamp me down so that I would think I didn't deserve anything better in life. There will always be bullies who tamp you down for being different.4. To limit, manage, or moderate someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tamp" and "down." My doctor prescribed some medication to tamp me down when my mood swings become too erratic. Whenever I get really stressed out or angry because of work, I always listen to classical music to help tamp me down.See also: down, tamptamp something downto pat or pack something down. Tamp the soil down over the seeds after you plant them. Please tamp down the soil firmly.See also: down, tamptamp n. a tampon. You need a tamp, honey? tamp
tamp[tamp] (engineering) To tightly pack a drilled hole with clay or other stemming material after the charge has been placed. tampTo compact a material or surface, such as earth or freshly placed concrete, by repeated blows.TAMP
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TAMP➣Transition Assistance Management Program | TAMP➣Turnkey Asset Management Program | TAMP➣Tactical Air Missile Program | TAMP➣Theater Aviation Maintenance Program | TAMP➣TRADOC Architecture Management Program (US Army) | TAMP➣Threshold and Merge Prefixes |
tamp Related to tamp: tamp downSynonyms for tampnoun a tool for tamping (eSynonymsRelated Wordsverb press down tightlySynonymsRelated Words- compress
- pack together
- compact
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