tamp
/tæmp/
verb
- To press down or pack tightly by tapping or pushing repeatedly.
- The gardener tamped the soil around the new plant to remove air pockets.
- He tamped the tobacco into his pipe before lighting it.
- She used a small tool to tamp the coffee grounds in the espresso machine.
- To reduce or suppress something, such as a feeling or activity.
- The manager tried to tamp the rumors about layoffs before they spread.
- New safety rules were introduced to tamp the number of accidents.
- She took a deep breath to tamp her rising anger.
noun
- A tool used for pressing or packing material down, such as in coffee making or construction.
- He bought a new tamp for packing the gravel in the driveway.
- The barista used a metal tamp to level the coffee in the portafilter.
- The kit includes a small tamp for pressing herbs into the bowl.