tamping

verb

  1. 1

    (blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.

  2. 2

    To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes

    “Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.”
  3. 3

    To reduce the intensity of.

noun

  1. 1

    The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, with earth, sand, or similar material in order to contain and direct explosive force meant to blast the rock or collapse the mine.

  2. 2

    The material used in tamping.

adjective

  1. 1

    Very angry; fuming.

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