tamp

Noun

a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

Verb

Verb Forms: tamped, tamping, tamps

To pack or press something down firmly by tapping.
press down tightly
- "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
To reduce the intensity of.

Examples

He had to "TAMP" down his frustration when his opponent blocked his best play in Scrabble.
Tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

pack, tamp down, tamper, tamping bar

Scrabble Score: 8

tamp: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tamp: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tamp: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

tamp: valid Words With Friends Word