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.—
James Boone
James BooneExamples of tamp in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebKatie Langford, The Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2024
Airlines have tamped down on carbon emissions by flying planes at higher altitudes.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 July 2024
The outcome could help spur or further tamp down the flow of money into Chinese markets when global confidence in China is already shaken.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
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Verb
Rain helped tamp down the fire Saturday, allowing firefighters to increase containment from 10% Saturday to 60% Sunday, U.S. Forest Service officials said.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2024
Airlines have tamped down on carbon emissions by flying planes at higher altitudes.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
Noun
His message could be persuasive with politicians who want to save local news and tamp down the power of big technology.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 July 2024
The outcome could help spur or further tamp down the flow of money into Chinese markets when global confidence in China is already shaken.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Tamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamp. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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