Tamp
verb
To press or push down hard on something.
He started to tamp down the soil around the new plant.
Often appears as...
- tamp down
- tamp the soil
verb
To impact or compress a substance, especially tobacco in a pipe.
He tamped the tobacco into his pipe before lighting it.
Often appears as...
- tamp tobacco
- tamp the pipe
verb
To press or push down hard on something.
He started to tamp down the soil around the new plant.
Often appears as...
- tamp down
- tamp the soil
verb
To impact or compress a substance, especially tobacco in a pipe.
He tamped the tobacco into his pipe before lighting it.
Often appears as...
- tamp tobacco
- tamp the pipe
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Pro Tip 1/3Gentle Force
Use 'tamp' for gentle, careful pressing, not harsh, violent movements.
She tamped the soil gently to avoid damaging the roots.
Pro Tip 2/3Level Surface
'Tamp' often implies making a surface level or evenly compressed.
After seeding, gently tamp the ground to create a level surface.
Pro Tip 3/3Finishing Touch
In many activities, 'tamping' is a final step to settle or secure something.
After filling the hole, he tamped it to secure the post.
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The biggest risks facing...
there is a little bit of hope. See, the Brazilian government, from the national to the state to the municipal level, has also introduced a whole range -- a lattice -- of parks and protected areas. And while not perfect, and not always limiting encroachment, they have served to tamp back deforestation.
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How to disrupt...
the dominant narrative is not easy often there's a rust to tamp down the new story or to discredit it why because it's at odds with the story we all have an investment and believing one of the most powerful narratives we have in our
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The biggest risks facing...
there is a little bit of hope. See, the Brazilian government, from the national to the state to the municipal level, has also introduced a whole range -- a lattice -- of parks and protected areas. And while not perfect, and not always limiting encroachment, they have served to tamp back deforestation.
Video examples
How to disrupt...
the dominant narrative is not easy often there's a rust to tamp down the new story or to discredit it why because it's at odds with the story we all have an investment and believing one of the most powerful narratives we have in our
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Quote examples
Peter Bergen
American Journalist
In Syria, a no-fly zone targeted at Assad's air force and safe zones for refugees fleeing the fighting would help tamp down the death toll that plays into the hands of ISIS and other Sunni militants who can position themselves as the only groups that are really defending the Sunni population.
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Rob Huebel
American Actor
Can I play a southern character? You betcha. Can I do the voice of Tourist Dad and Carnival Barker? Ya betcha. Can I do Fix-It Felix? Ya betcha. But I don't want to just play southern characters, so I hide it; I bury it. I tamp it down like a secret. Like a dirty little secret.
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Peter Bergen
American Journalist
In Syria, a no-fly zone targeted at Assad's air force and safe zones for refugees fleeing the fighting would help tamp down the death toll that plays into the hands of ISIS and other Sunni militants who can position themselves as the only groups that are really defending the Sunni population.
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Rob Huebel
American Actor
Can I play a southern character? You betcha. Can I do the voice of Tourist Dad and Carnival Barker? Ya betcha. Can I do Fix-It Felix? Ya betcha. But I don't want to just play southern characters, so I hide it; I bury it. I tamp it down like a secret. Like a dirty little secret.
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