tamp

English

Etymology

Probably related to French tamponner (“to plug or stop”). See tampion.

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /tæmp/, X-SAMPA: /t{mp/

Verb

tamp (third-person singular simple present tamps, present participle tamping, simple past and past participle tamped)

1. (blasting) to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
2. To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

Derived terms

• tamper
• tamping iron
• tamping rod

Translations

to plug up with clay or other material

• Finnish: tulpata (fi)

to pack down

• Finnish: tampata (fi)

• Spanish: apisonar (es)

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• Spanish: apisonar

See also

• tampon

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Swedish

Noun

tamp c

1. The end, or end piece, of a rope

Declension

Declension of tamp

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tamp	tampen	tampar	tamparna
genitive	tamps	tampens	tampars	tamparnas