tamped; tamping; tamps
1
: to drive in or down by a succession of light or medium blows
tamp wet concrete
plural tamps
: a tool for tamping : tamper entry 2
Fill the form half full with fresh, undisturbed snow, firmly packing it down using the cutout can bottom as a tamp; tamp around the inside edges as you go.—
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Trump tamped down an attempt to oust Johnson in May by hard liners in his conference.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
No Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Kansas or Texas Tech on the schedule should help the run defense tamp down, but UCF still has to go on the road to Florida, Iowa State and West Virginia and gets Arizona and Utah at home.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Verb
The fallout from the Beit Lahia strike is also playing out as the Biden administration tries to tamp down dissent within the Democratic Party over its support of Israel's war in Gaza.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Trump tamped down an attempt to oust Johnson in May by hard liners in his conference.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
Earlier this year, the lawmaker voiced opposition to the Connect the Grid Act, which sought to connect the Lone Star state's electric grid to surrounding national grids to boost reliability and tamp down on costs.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
No Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Kansas or Texas Tech on the schedule should help the run defense tamp down, but UCF still has to go on the road to Florida, Iowa State and West Virginia and gets Arizona and Utah at home.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Tamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamp. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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