TAMP


Meaning of TAMP in English

/ tæmp; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] tamp sth (down) to press sth down firmly, especially into a closed space

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: probably a back-formation from tampin (interpreted as tamping ), variant of tampion .

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