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UK
/tˈæmp/
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[ US /ˈtæmp/ ]
[ US /ˈtæmp/ ]
VERB
-
press down tightly
tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
NOUN
- a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
How To Use tamp In A Sentence
- If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating. A Far From Model Marriage
- A couple have told how they are lucky to be alive after a horse pulling their carriage ran amok and started a stampede during a holiday pleasure trip.
- The League Against Cruel Sports issued a statement Wednesday calling on Ottawa to "take steps to end the immense cruelty to animals in events such as calf-roping, which is practised at rodeos including the Calgary Stampede. CTV BritishColumbiaHome
- The stamp duty surcharge also meant buyers tried to close deals quickly. Times, Sunday Times
- It contained two spoons and a fork, silver with her family crest stamped on the handles. THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic
- Lia was looking around her shoulder, as if she was expecting a stampede of wild animals to come charging down the corner.
- Lots of keyword-related tools, including a keyword stamper and keyword browser UFies.org: Software Archives
- He dipped his big toe in indelible ink to stamp the ballot paper.
- What wouldn't burn still remained: bare walls muffled with incongruous tapestries, flooring tamped over with carpets.
- By the close their ranks have doubled into a colourful army stamping out percussive rhythms in wooden sandals. Times, Sunday Times