to tamp

listen to the pronunciation of to tamp
English - Turkish
tokmaklamak
bastırıp sıkıştır
bastırıp sıkıştırmak
{f} çamurla tıkamak
{f} down bastırıp sıkıştırmak
bastırıp sıkıştırmak tıka/sıkıştır
English - English
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
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place
{f} pack down tightly; plug a drilled hole with dirt or other material (in blasting)
The process of compacting concrete with rakes or short lengths of lumber
To pack down firmly with a series of taps or blows
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
press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc
If you tamp something, you press it down by tapping it several times so that it becomes flatter and more solid. Then I tamp down the soil with the back of a rake Philpott tamped a wad of tobacco into his pipe. tamp down to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times (Perhaps from tampion, tampin (15-20 centuries), from tampon; TAMPON)
To pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps Usually used to refer to the placement of the gauze layer on a mold
To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place
a tool for tamping (e g , for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc )
a tool for tamping e
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