tamped; tamping; tamps
1
: to drive in or down by a succession of light or medium blows
tamp wet concrete
plural tamps
: a tool for tamping : tamper entry 2
Fill the form half full with fresh, undisturbed snow, firmly packing it down using the cutout can bottom as a tamp; tamp around the inside edges as you go.—
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
But to tamp down concerns on the commission about the bird issue, GL Homes had agreed to fund a nesting study as part of its county approval package and scrap filling the lake if biologists found rare birds living there.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
But Sarah remains resolute, Bert tamps down his desire to make a quick buck — for a while, at least — and the situation starts to draw national attention, thanks to the involvement of a white civil rights attorney and a Black reporter from up north.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Liberato was forced to stop and wrestle with inner demons that even a dose of magic mushrooms couldn’t tamp down.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
But to tamp down concerns on the commission about the bird issue, GL Homes had agreed to fund a nesting study as part of its county approval package and scrap filling the lake if biologists found rare birds living there.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
The robot uses a depth camera to map obstacles and adjust its path in real time, and its AI system analyzes soil pH and humidity before initiating a three-step dig-place-tamp planting sequence.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
But Sarah remains resolute, Bert tamps down his desire to make a quick buck — for a while, at least — and the situation starts to draw national attention, thanks to the involvement of a white civil rights attorney and a Black reporter from up north.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Tamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamp. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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