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tamped

/tæmpt/

tampverb

tamped

Past Simple

tamped

Past Simple

tamped

Past Participle

tamping

Gerund

/tæmp/

Translations

He used a tool to tamp the soil around the plant.

Он использовал инструмент, чтобы утрамбовать почву вокруг растения.

Additional translations

Definitions

To pack or push something down tightly.

He used a stick to tamp the soil around the newly planted tree.

To diminish or suppress the intensity, force, or spread of something, typically used with the particle "down".

Officials tried to tamp down the rumors circulating on social media.

Synonyms

tampnoun

Definitions

A tool used for packing or compacting a substance or material into a space or container.

The barista used a tamp to press the coffee grounds into the portafilter.

A plug or packing of clay, earth, or similar material used to seal a hole or confine an explosive charge.

The blaster inserted a tamp of moist clay above the dynamite stick.