tamp

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
2. verb To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes

   Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

3. verb To reduce the intensity of.

Similar words

pack tamp down inflatable wad compact tamponade tump tampon trepan stop up

Often followed by

down the it them and in is or to

Word family

tamped tamping tamps