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tamp

 
(tămp) pronunciation
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.]


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


n. a tampon.  You need a tamp, honey?

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A tamp is a device used to compact or flatten an aggregate or other powdered or granular material, typically to make it resistant to further compression or simply to increase density.

  • Small, handheld tampers compress ground coffee into a puck in the preparation of espresso.
  • Manual or powered tampers compact gravel in the preparation of laying a concrete or brick patio or walkway so that the underlying gravel layer does not settle over time, or compress the fill in a utility trench as seen in the illustration.
  • Self-propelled, mechanised ballast tampers, which compact the ballast underneath rail tracks.
  • Preparation of some firearms and artillery pieces for firing may involve tamping the charge (explosive material, projectile, and so on) into the barrel.

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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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