Past tense of tamp

Forms of tamp

Tamped in a sentence

• The crater was rapidly filled in and the earth tamped solid, the wreckage was removed by breakdown trains, new rails and sleepers were rushed forward by willing hands, and US Army bulldozers piled in.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43
• A single thought tamped her outrage: the chance that Meredith wasn't alone in her suspicions.2013, Kristina McMorris, The Pieces We Keep
• Each course is tamped down, or "cobbed," to impart strength and to aid in curing.2009, Marian Keeler, Bill Burke, Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building, →ISBN, page 304. From the entry cob
• He shook a small amount of tobacco into it from a sack and tamped it with his little finger.1939, Edwin Lanham, The Stricklands. From the entry forepocket
• But a psychopharmacologist felt his physical symptoms were so extreme that unless he tamped those down, he couldn’t benefit from other coping techniques, according to Stossel.2014 January 28, Kat Kinsman, “10 things we learned about surviving anxiety”, in CNN. From the entry psychopharmacologist

Meaning of tamp

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.
3. verb To reduce the intensity of.

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Questions about the past tense of tamp

What is the past tense of tamp?

The past tense of tamp is tamped.

What is the past participle of tamp?

The past participle of tamp is tamped.

Is tamp a regular or irregular verb?

Tamp is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.