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Word entry · 4 letters

tamp

Best crossword clue

"Pack down"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /tæmp/Part of speech verb, nounSorted amptStarts with TEnds with P1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. press down tightly

Word origin

Probably a back-formation from tampin (misinterpreted as tamping), a variant of tampion.

Used in a sentence

  • “Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.”
  • “A single thought tamped her outrage: the chance that Meredith wasn't alone in her suspicions.”
  • “Whatever doubts she struggled with, they hadn't tamped her hunger for him.”

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