tamp

/tæmp/
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tamp

He uses a metal tamp to press the coffee grounds into the portafilter.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To press or pack something down firmly by repeated light blows or taps, often to make it solid or compact.

  2. Noun:

    • A tool, typically a rod with a flat end, used for tamping or compacting material.
Usage

  • Verb:

    • The primary action is to compress a substance into a confined space.
    • It is often used in contexts like construction, gardening, or preparing substances (e.g., coffee, tobacco).
    • The action involves a downward pressing motion, sometimes with a tool.

  • Noun:

    • Refers to the implement used to perform the tamping action.
    • Commonly associated with specific tasks, such as tamping soil, tobacco, or explosives.
Examples

  • Verb:

    • Please tamp the soil firmly around the base of the plant.
    • The barista will tamp the ground coffee into the portafilter before brewing.
    • Workers tamp the gravel to create a stable foundation for the path.

  • Noun:

    • He used a metal tamp to compact the tobacco in his pipe.
    • The construction crew passed the tamp to compact the backfilled earth.
Advanced Usage
  • "to tamp down": This phrasal verb emphasizes the action of pressing something down to reduce its volume, intensity, or prominence.
    • The government tried to tamp down public fears about the economy.
    • She tamped down the ashes in the fireplace.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tamper (n): A tool similar to a tamp, often used for packing or compacting. (Note: "Tamper" as a verb has a different primary meaning related to interfering with something).
  • Tamping (n/adj): The action or process of tamping. (e.g., )
Synonyms
  • Verb: Pack down, compress, compact, press down, pound down.
  • Noun: Tamper, rammer, compactor, packing tool.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Tamp down: To press or pack something down; figuratively, to suppress or reduce the intensity of something.
    • They needed to tamp down the loose dirt before laying the turf.
    • The manager tried to tamp down the rumors spreading in the office.
Related Idioms
tamp

He uses a metal tamp to press the coffee grounds into the portafilter.

Noun
  1. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
Verb
  1. press down tightly
    • tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso

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