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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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Both actors seem to be fighting against the overt emotionality of the material by tamping everything down — internalizing, as film actors are supposed to do.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
There is also a wide variety of tamping tools that can be useful in achieving a consistent tamp.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
In that context, there’s not much that can be credibly achieved at COP30 to tamp down the main causes of climate change.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Both actors seem to be fighting against the overt emotionality of the material by tamping everything down — internalizing, as film actors are supposed to do.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Its high-end features are hard to beat, like its customizable conical burr grinder and intelligent dosing system to automatically calculate the amount of ground coffee based on your last grind and tamp.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
There is also a wide variety of tamping tools that can be useful in achieving a consistent tamp.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Tamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamp. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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