verb🔗Share(blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock."The construction worker tamped the clay tightly into the drilled hole before setting the dynamite. "materialgeologytechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes"Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place."actionprocessworktechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce the intensity of."The medication tamped down her anxiety, allowing her to focus on the test. "actionenergyphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePounded hard"Because the soil was tamped hard, the new fence posts stood straight and strong. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePacked down"1957: whose floor was of tamped earth — Lawrence Durrell, Justine, p.85 (Faber)"materialtechnicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading