English noun: tamp | |||
1. | tamp (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stemmer | ||
English verb: tamp | |||
1. | tamp (contact) press down tightly | ||
Samples | Tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso. | ||
Synonyms | pack, tamp down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compact, compress, pack together | ||