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tamp

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
tamped , tamp·ing , tamps

To pack down tightly by a succession of blows or taps.
To pack clay, sand, or dirt into (a drill hole) above an explosive.

ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps back-formation from tampin, variant of tampion

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