tamp

tamp
Synonyms and related words:
assault, bear, bear upon, boost, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, concentrate, cram, cram in, crowd, crowd in, dent, depress, dig, dimple, dint, drive, drive in, elbow, engrave, fill up, force, force in, goad, hurtle, hustle, impact, impress, imprint, indent, jab, jam, jam in, jam-pack, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, knock in, notch, nudge, pack in, pang, pile drive, pit, plug up, plunge in, pock, pockmark, poke, poke in, pound in, press, press in, prod, punch, punch in, push, push in, ram, ram down, ram in, rattle, recess, run, run against, run in, set back, set in, shake, shoulder, shove, squeeze in, stamp, stress, stuff, stuff in, tamp in, thrust, thrust in, wedge in

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  • tâmp — TÂMP, Ă, tâmpi, e, adj. 1. (înv. şi pop.; adesea substantivat) Prost; tâmpit (1). 2. (reg.; despre instrumente ascuţite) Cu vârful sau cu tăişul tocit, ştirbit; tâmpit (2). – Din sl. tonpŭ. cf. magh. t o m p a . Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007 …   Dicționar Român

  • tamp — UK [tæmp] / US or tamp down UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms tamp : present tense I/you/we/they tamp he/she/it tamps present participle tamping past tense tamped past participle tamped to press a substance down by hitting it several times… …   English dictionary

  • Tamp — Tamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tamping}.] [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See {Tampion}.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ţâmp — s. v. coapsă. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  ţâmp, ţâmpuri, s.n. (reg.) 1. şold, coapsă. 2. copac, ţubac. Trimis de blaurb, 21.03.2007. Sursa: DAR …   Dicționar Român

  • tamp — [tæmp] v [T always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from tampion, tampin plug, cover (15 20 centuries), from French tampon; TAMPON] also tamp down to press or push something down by lightly hitting it several times ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tamp — [ tæmp ] or ,tamp down verb transitive to press a substance down by hitting it several times with something heavy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tamp — [tamp] vt. [? back form. < tampin, var. of TAMPION] 1. in blasting, to pack clay, sand, etc. around the charge in (the drill hole) 2. to pack firmly or pound (down) by a series of blows or taps …   English World dictionary

  • Tamp — Tamp, das Ende eines Taues, womit die Seeleute zur Strafe geschlagen, getampt werden …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Tamp — Tamp, das Ende eines Taues oder einer Kette …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • tamp — /tamp/, v.t. 1. to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe. 2. (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted. [1810 20; perh. alter of TAMPION] * *… …   Universalium

  • tamp — (v.) 1819, to fill (a hole containing an explosive) with dirt or clay before blasting, a workmen s word, perhaps a back formation from tampion, that word being mistaken as a prp. (*tamping) …   Etymology dictionary

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