tamp

verb

/tæmp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tamp	/tæmp/ /tæmp/
he / she / it tamps	/tæmps/ /tæmps/
past simple tamped	/tæmpt/ /tæmpt/
past participle tamped	/tæmpt/ /tæmpt/
-ing form tamping	/ˈtæmpɪŋ/ /ˈtæmpɪŋ/

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tamp something (down) to press something down hard, especially into a closed space捣实；压实；塞紧
- He tamped down the tobacco in his pipe with his thumb.他用拇指把烟斗里的烟草捣实。
Word Originearly 19th cent.: probably a back-formation from tampin (interpreted as ‘tamping’), variant of tampion.

BNC: 41920 COCA: 21027

tamp

To hit an object: punch, thump, knock...