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tamped

tamp
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tamp]
    • /tæmp/
    • /tæmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tamp]
    • /tæmp/

Definitions of tamped word

  • verb with object tamped to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe. 1
  • verb with object tamped (in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted. 1

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Origin of tamped

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; perhaps alteration of tampion

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Parts of speech for Tamped

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tamped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for tamped

adj tamped

  • beaten — Beaten earth has been pressed down, often by people's feet, until it is hard.

verb tamped

  • chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
  • firmed — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.

adjective tamped

  • hammered — shaped, formed, or ornamented by a metalworker's hammer: a hammered bowl of brass; hammered gold.
  • milled — simple past tense and past participle of mill1 .

Top questions with tamped

  • what is tamped earth?

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