TAMP as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) tamp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

TAMP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • press down tightly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
    Hypernyms(s) tamp is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)