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    tamp
    [tamp]
    verb
    tamp (verb) · tamps (third person present) · tamped (past tense) · tamped (past participle) · tamping (present participle)
    1. pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion:
      "when the hole was tamped to the top, gunpowder was inserted"
      • ram or pack (a substance) down or into something firmly:
        "he tamped down the tobacco with his thumb"
    Origin
    early 19th century: probably a back-formation from tampin (interpreted as ‘tamping’), variant of tampion.
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