- tamp
- tamp ► VERB 1) pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion. 2) firmly ram or pack (a substance) down or into something.ORIGIN probably from French tampon 'tampon, plug' .
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tâmp — TÂMP, Ă, tâmpi, e, adj. 1. (înv. şi pop.; adesea substantivat) Prost; tâmpit (1). 2. (reg.; despre instrumente ascuţite) Cu vârful sau cu tăişul tocit, ştirbit; tâmpit (2). – Din sl. tonpŭ. cf. magh. t o m p a . Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007 … Dicționar Român
tamp — UK [tæmp] / US or tamp down UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms tamp : present tense I/you/we/they tamp he/she/it tamps present participle tamping past tense tamped past participle tamped to press a substance down by hitting it several times… … English dictionary
Tamp — Tamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tamping}.] [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See {Tampion}.] 1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ţâmp — s. v. coapsă. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime ţâmp, ţâmpuri, s.n. (reg.) 1. şold, coapsă. 2. copac, ţubac. Trimis de blaurb, 21.03.2007. Sursa: DAR … Dicționar Român
tamp — [tæmp] v [T always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from tampion, tampin plug, cover (15 20 centuries), from French tampon; TAMPON] also tamp down to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tamp — [ tæmp ] or ,tamp down verb transitive to press a substance down by hitting it several times with something heavy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tamp — [tamp] vt. [? back form. < tampin, var. of TAMPION] 1. in blasting, to pack clay, sand, etc. around the charge in (the drill hole) 2. to pack firmly or pound (down) by a series of blows or taps … English World dictionary
Tamp — Tamp, das Ende eines Taues, womit die Seeleute zur Strafe geschlagen, getampt werden … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Tamp — Tamp, das Ende eines Taues oder einer Kette … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
tamp — /tamp/, v.t. 1. to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe. 2. (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted. [1810 20; perh. alter of TAMPION] * *… … Universalium
tamp — (v.) 1819, to fill (a hole containing an explosive) with dirt or clay before blasting, a workmen s word, perhaps a back formation from tampion, that word being mistaken as a prp. (*tamping) … Etymology dictionary
