Tamp definition

Tamp

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WordNet

(1) A tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

(2) Press down tightly

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

WiktionaryText

Probably related to French . See tampion.

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.
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.