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How to use tamp in a sentence

15 example sentences · verb

Tamp means to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock. Example: “Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.”

Examples of tamp by meaning

verbTo drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes.

  • Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
  • 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

verbTo reduce the intensity of.

  • A single thought tamped her outrage: the chance that Meredith wasn't alone in her suspicions.2013, Kristina McMorris, The Pieces We Keep
  • Whatever doubts she struggled with, they hadn't tamped her hunger for him.2014, Christy Carlyle, Scandalous Wager
  • A small bit of relief tamped her initial trepidation.2017, Ari Thatcher, Loving Her Alphas

More sentences with tamp

  • The world's most famous tamping iron is the one that struck the head of Phineas Gage.From the entry tamping iron
  • He then retrieved a metal thatch rake and used it to tamp down the ashes.2011, Stephen W. Trout, My Father's Son, →ISBN, page 128. From the entry thatch rake
  • 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
  • Trump’s aides also have tried to tamp down questions about the former president’s frustrations, so as not to elevate Mr.2022 January 17, Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman, “Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte.”, in The New…. From the entry tamp down
  • As Dems’ fortunes appeared to sag after a summer burst of excitement, Bidenworld began to tamp down expectations.2022 November 9, “POLITICO Playbook PM: Biden takes a moral-victory lap”, in POLITICO, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2022. From the entry Bidenworld
  • And then shortening its life though the wear and tear of tamping to counter the effect of elephantine passenger vehicles.2020 May 6, Prof. Andrew McNaughton, “Time to challenge some sacred philosophies of recent years”, in Rail, pages 32, 34. From the entry elephantine
  • 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
  • They went into the snow porch, tamped the ice off their boots and removed their three layers of mittens and gloves, their snow goggles, hats and parkas.2012, M. J. McGrath, The Boy in the Snow, →ISBN. From the entry snow porch
  • The BRB has ordered from Plasser & Theurer, through Plasser Railway Machinery (GB) Ltd., a total of 27 Plassermatic VKR-05-E hydraulic track levelling and tamping machines with electronic-beam levelling units.1964 October, “News: New tamping machines for WR”, in Modern Railways, page 277. From the entry tamping machine

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.

Full definition of tamp

Questions about tamp in a sentence

How do you use tamp in a sentence?
Tamp is used as a verb. For example: “Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.”
What is a short sentence with tamp?
“A small bit of relief tamped her initial trepidation.”
What does tamp mean?
Tamp means to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.

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