'Tamp' definitions:
Definition of 'tamp'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) [syn: tamp, tamper, tamping bar]
verb
Definition of 'Tamp'
From: GCIDE
- Tamp \Tamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tamped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tamping.] [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See Tampion.]
- 1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tamp'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assault,
- bear,
- bear upon,
- boost,
- buck,
- bull,
- bulldoze,
- bump,
- bump against,
- bunt,
- butt,
- butt against,
- concentrate,
- cram,
- cram in,
- crowd,
- crowd in,
- dent,
- depress,
- dig,
- dimple,
- dint,
- drive,
- drive in,
- elbow,
- engrave,
- fill up,
- force,
- force in,
- goad,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- impact,
- impress,
- imprint,
- indent,
- jab,
- jam,
- jam in,
- jam-pack,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jolt,
- jostle,
- knock in,
- notch,
- nudge,
- pack in,
- pang,
- pile drive,
- pit,
- plug up,
- plunge in,
- pock,
- pockmark,
- poke,
- poke in,
- pound in,
- press,
- press in,
- prod,
- punch,
- punch in,
- push,
- push in,
- ram,
- ram down,
- ram in,
- rattle,
- recess,
- run,
- run against,
- run in,
- set back,
- set in,
- shake,
- shoulder,
- shove,
- squeeze in,
- stamp,
- stress,
- stuff,
- stuff in,
- tamp in,
- thrust,
- thrust in,
- wedge in