Meaning of 'tamp'

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Meaning of ‘tamp’

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tamp

noun

a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

Synonyms: tamper tamping bar

verb

press down tightly

Example: "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

Synonyms: pack

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