tamp

Meaning

1. To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
2. To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes

Synonyms

tamp down

ram

🐏

pack

stuff

stop

🛑

clog

block

choke

congest

fill

plug

pound

💷

stopper

stop up

jab

tamping bar

jam

compress

tamper

thrust

pound down

cram

insert

knock

level

nudge

bump into

pitch

beat

poke

press

prod

beetle

🪲

ram down

rammer

reduce

solidify

crush

press down on

build roof

stow

beat down

surcharge

trample

wad

compact

condense

make even

constrict

squeeze

make firm

fill in

flatten

grind

hit

impact

infix

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tæmp/

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from tampin (misinterpreted as tamping), a variant of tampion.