tamp
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Probably related to French tamponner (“‘to plug or stop’”). See tampion.
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to tamp (third-person singular simple present tamps, present participle tamping, simple past and past participle tamped)
- (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.
- To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
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[edit] Translations
to plug up with clay or other material
to pack down
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[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
tamp c.
| Inflection for tamp | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | tamp | tampen | tampar | tamparna |
| Possessive form | tamps | tampens | tampars | tamparnas |
- The end, or end piece, of a rope
