tamp
[ tamp ]
/ tæmp /
verb (used with object)
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.
Words nearby tamp
Origin of tamp
First recorded in 1810–20; perhaps alteration of tampion
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British Dictionary definitions for tamping (1 of 3)
tamping
tamping mad
/ (ˈtæmpɪŋ) /
adjective
(postpositive) South Wales dialect very angry
Word Origin for tamping
see tamp 1
British Dictionary definitions for tamping (2 of 3)
tamp1
/ (tæmp) /
verb (tr)
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
C17: probably a back formation from tampin (obsolete variant of tampion), which was taken as being a present participle tamping
British Dictionary definitions for tamping (3 of 3)
tamp2
/ (tæmp) /
verb South Wales dialect
(tr) to bounce (a ball)
(intr usually foll by down) to pour with rain
Word Origin for tamp
probably special use of tamp 1
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