Tamp

Tamp - Other Definitions

• (v. t.) In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
  
  
• (v. t.) To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.
  
  
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tamp
  
  
• (n.) The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine.
  
  
• (n.) The material used in tamping. See Tamp, v. t., 1.