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TAMP DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tamp down mean?
• TAMP DOWN (verb)
The verb TAMP DOWN has 1 sense:
1. press down tightly
Familiarity information: TAMP DOWN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Press down tightly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
Context example:
tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
Hypernyms (to "tamp down" is one way to...):
compact; compress; pack together (make more compact by or as if by pressing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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