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tamped

  • past participle of tamp.
  • past tense form of tamp.

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Tamped down inside the young professional she had become was the writer she had hoped she might be until three days into her senior year: Sept.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2012

Tamped into his left ear was a medicated wad of cotton.

From Time Magazine Archive