tamp

tr.v., tamped, tamp·ing, tamps.

1. To pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps.
2. To pack clay, sand, or dirt into (a drill hole) above an explosive.

[Perhaps back-formation from tampin, variant of TAMPION.]

To compact a material or surface, such as earth or freshly placed concrete, by repeated blows.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
  Synonym: tamper

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The verb tamp has one meaning:

Meaning #1: press down tightly
  Synonyms: tamp down, pack

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - stoppe til, fordæmme, stampe

idioms:

• tamp down    stoppe ned

Nederlands (Dutch)
opvullen

Français (French)
v. tr. - bourrer, tasser

idioms:

• tamp down    damer, tasser

Deutsch (German)
v. - stampfen, zustopfen

idioms:

• tamp down    feststampfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στουμπώνω, συμπιέζω

idioms:

• tamp down    πατικώνω

Italiano (Italian)
calcare

idioms:

• tamp down    calcare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - embuchar, carregar (carga explosiva), calcar (com barro)

idioms:

• tamp down    pressionar ou achatar com toques leves (ao colocar fumo em um cachimbo)

Русский (Russian)
набивать (трубку, напр.), закладывать доверху, трамбовать

idioms:

• tamp down    трамбовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apisonar, atacar, pisonear

idioms:

• tamp down    llover a cántaros

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - packa igen, stoppa, täppa till

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
用粘土填塞, 砸紧, 捣实, 敲紧

idioms:

• tamp down    拍打...使坚实

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 用粘土填塞, 砸緊, 搗實, 敲緊

idioms:

• tamp down    拍打...使堅實

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 (다져서) 채우다, 담배를 재다, 다져 굳히다

idioms:

• tamp down    ~을 다져서 굳히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 軽くたたいて詰める, 砂でふさぐ, 突き固める
n. - タバコ詰め具

idioms:

• tamp down    詰める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرص, يدك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סתם, דחס (בחבטות קלות)‬

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