tamp en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /tæmp/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Probably a back-formation from tampin (misinterpreted as tamping), a variant of tampion.
Meanings
- (qualifier:blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
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To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
Typically for the 'get-on-with-it' era, the railway and military worked like demons to restore the vital rail link. The crater was rapidly filled in and the earth tamped solid, the wreckage was removed by breakdown trains, new rails and sleepers were rushed forward by willing hands, and US Army bulldozers piled in. By 2020 on the same day, both tracks were open for traffic again where there had been a gaping pit just hours before.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tamping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tamped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tamped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| tamps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tampable · tamper · tamping iron · tamp down · tamping rod · tamping
Relateds
Translations (39)
de unterdrücken (To reduce the intensity of) · de verstopfen (plug up with clay or other material) · fr tasser (pack down) · cs ucpat (plug up with clay or other material) · cs udusat (pack down) · de dämpfen (To reduce the intensity of) · ru трамбова́ть (pack down) · fi tampata (pack down) · de stampfen (pack down) · ru заби́ть (plug up with clay or other material) · de herunterfahren (To reduce the intensity of) · el πατικώνω (pack down) · de verstemmen (plug up with clay or other material) · bg набивам (pack down) · de pressen (pack down) · it borrare (plug up with clay or other material) · pl ubijać (pack down) · de verdichten (pack down) · de reduzieren (To reduce the intensity of) · fi tulpata (plug up with clay or other material) · de stopfen (pack down) · cmn 夯實 /夯实 (plug up with clay or other material) · de mindern (To reduce the intensity of) · de rütteln (pack down) · de verblocken (plug up with clay or other material) · fr compacter (pack down) · ga calc (plug up with clay or other material) · de zustopfen (plug up with clay or other material) · de zusammenpressen (pack down) · de festklopfen (pack down) · cmn 填塞 (pack down) · cs zmírnit (To reduce the intensity of) · bg натъпквам (plug up with clay or other material) · pl ubić (pack down) · cmn 搗固 /捣固 (plug up with clay or other material) · bg трамбовам (pack down) · de abschwächen (To reduce the intensity of) · es apisonar (pack down) · de stopfen (plug up with clay or other material)