/ 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 .
/ tæmp; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] tamp sth (down) to press sth down firmly, especially into a closed space
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: probably a back-formation from tampin (interpreted as tamping ), variant of tampion .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005