tamp
- 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.
Origin of tamp
Related Words for tamping
load, lade, throng, crowd, bind, stuff, pile, cram, squeeze, smash, crash, slam, stab, sink, thrust, wedge, shove, ram, pack, overcrowdExamples from the Web for tamping
Contemporary Examples of tamping
But behind the scenes, senate aides have been tamping down expectations for a quick fix.
The lingering financial crisis, the sequester, and ill-timed austerity are tamping down jobs growth.
Robotic Technologies Could Aggravate the U.S. Problem of Slow Jobs GrowthRobert Shapiro
July 19, 2013
Historical Examples of tamping
The view Fig. 52 shows the "perforator" and the tamping apparatus at work.
Concrete ConstructionHalbert P. Gillette
In slab work, the concrete is best compacted by tamping or rolling.
Concrete ConstructionHalbert P. Gillette
The cost of laying and tamping the concrete on the vaulting was 14 cts.
Concrete ConstructionHalbert P. Gillette
He put in the powder and tamping, and asked the other to hand him the tamping-bar.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish MinesR.M. Ballantyne
"You guessed it," said Russ, tamping the tobacco into the bowl.
EmpireClifford Donald Simak
tamping
tamping mad
- (postpositive) South Wales dialect very angry
Word Origin for tamping
tamp
1- to force or pack down firmly by repeated blows
- to pack sand, earth, etc into (a drill hole) over an explosive
Word Origin for tamp
tamp
2- (tr) to bounce (a ball)
- (intr usually foll by down) to pour with rain
Word Origin for tamp
Word Origin and History for tamping
tamp
1819, "to fill (a hole containing an explosive) with dirt or clay before blasting," a workmen's word, perhaps a back-formation from tampion, that word being mistaken as a present participle (*tamping).