tamp
verb (used with object)
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes.
tamped
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past participleof tamp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tamp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tampverb (used with object)to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes.
Example Sentences
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A mission in southern Iraq had tamped down tribal warfare and insurgency without bloodshed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He tamped down concerns over a looming multibillion-dollar deficit, immigration raids that have depressed attendance and enrollment and the sudden change in leadership that left him in charge of the nation’s second-largest school system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh, for his part, has emphasized that inflation must be tamped down, but he has declined to specify how exactly the central bank is likely to handle stubborn price increases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Vance tamped down expectations before leaving Washington on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
The ground had been turned and tamped to make a nice yard for the mutts house, which sat in the center of her plot like a grand mansion in the heart of a plantation.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
