tamp down
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]tamp down (third-person singular simple present tamps down, present participle tamping down, simple past and past participle tamped down)
- To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
- (idiomatic, by extension) To suppress (something, usually an emotion or thought).
Translations
[edit]To compact a substance
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To suppress something
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