tamping

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The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine
Using a rake in concrete work to jab aggregate down and to work out any air bubbles
See Tamp, v
present participle of tamp
Packing or compacting, such as walking on sandbags as they are placed in rows to build a dike
The material used in tamping
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to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected
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To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place
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{f} pack down tightly; plug a drilled hole with dirt or other material (in blasting)
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The process of compacting concrete with rakes or short lengths of lumber
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To pack down firmly with a series of taps or blows
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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 force of the explosion from being misdirected
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press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
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for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc
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If you tamp something, you press it down by tapping it several times so that it becomes flatter and more solid. Then I tamp down the soil with the back of a rake Philpott tamped a wad of tobacco into his pipe. tamp down to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times (Perhaps from tampion, tampin (15-20 centuries), from tampon; TAMPON)
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To pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps Usually used to refer to the placement of the gauze layer on a mold
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To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place
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a tool for tamping (e g , for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc )
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