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TAMP DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Press down tightly

Example:

tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso

Synonyms:

pack; tamp; tamp down

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "tamp down" is one way to...):

compact; compress; pack together (make more compact by or as if by pressing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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