tamp meaning and definition

TAMP noun

Definition of tamp (noun)

1. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
   • synonyms: tamper, tamping bar

TAMP verb

Definition of tamp (verb)

1. press down tightly
   • "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
   • synonyms: pack, tamp down