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tamped

/tæmpt/ /tɛmpt/

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

Examples :

"The construction worker tamped the clay tightly into the drilled hole before setting the dynamite. "
material geology technical industry

Related Words

Illustration dynamite

dynamite noun

/ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/

A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting; invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867.

"The miners used dynamite to blast open the rock face for the new tunnel. "

Illustration drilled

drilled verb

/dɹɪld/

To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

"Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction."

Illustration frequent

frequent adjective

/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/ /fɹɪˈkwɛnt/

Done or occurring often; common.

"I am a frequent visitor to that city."

Illustration material

material noun

/məˈtɪəɹɪəl/ /məˈtɪɹi.əl/

Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

"Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."

Illustration medication

medication noun

/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

"My grandmother takes several medications for her high blood pressure. "

Illustration tightly

tightly adverb

/ˈtaɪtli/

In a tight manner.

"tightly clenched fingers"

Illustration blasting

blasting verb

/ˈblæstɪŋ/

To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.

"The loud music blasting from the car speakers made everyone turn and stare. "

Illustration intensity

intensity noun

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

The quality of being intense.

"The intensity of the music made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

The process of constructing.

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

Illustration setting

setting verb

/ˈsɛtɪŋ/

To put (something) down, to rest.

"Set the tray there."

Illustration straight

straight noun

/stɹeɪt/

Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.

"The straight path to the school led past the park. "

Illustration allowing

allowing verb

/əˈlaʊɪŋ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"