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tamp.

To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/tæmp/
  1. To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.

  2. To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes

    Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
Where this word comes from

Probably a back-formation from tampin (misinterpreted as tamping), a variant of tampion.

verb/tæmp/
  1. To reduce the intensity of.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Perhaps confusion with damp.

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