tamp down
To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
tamp
/tæmp/
verb 3
Collocations
3VERB + TAMP
pipe, seem
TAMP + NOUN
earth
PREP.
down, with, with
Definitions
verb
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.
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.
verb
1
To reduce the intensity of.
A single thought tamped her outrage: the chance that Meredith wasn't alone in her suspicions.
Whatever doubts she struggled with, they hadn't tamped her hunger for him.
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Idioms & Phrases
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Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
Wiktionary02
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 remove
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A single thought tamped her outrage: the chance that Meredith wasn't alone in her suspicions.
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Whatever doubts she struggled with, they hadn't tamped her hunger for him.
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A small bit of relief tamped her initial trepidation.
Wiktionary06
After filling your pipe with tobacco, tamp it down with your thumb, but don't pack it too tightly.
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