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Webster 1913 Edition
Tamp
Tamp
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tamped
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tamping
.] [Cf. F.
tamponner
to plug or stop. See Tampion
.] 1.
In 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 down by frequent gentle strokes;
as, to
. tamp
earth so as to make a smooth placeDefinition 2024
tamp
tamp
See also: tâmp
English
Verb
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
- Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
- (sexual intercourse) To have the active role during sexual intercourse.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- (obscenity) A disrespectful obscenity.
Derived terms
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Translations
to plug up with clay or other material
to pack down