tamping

/ ˈtæmpɪŋ /

adjective

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Origin of tamping¹

see tamp ¹

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But behind the scenes, senate aides have been tamping down expectations for a quick fix.

The lingering financial crisis, the sequester, and ill-timed austerity are tamping down jobs growth.

If the area affected is small, tamping is satisfactory, and when the area is considerable, rolling is employed.

Dry sand is sometimes used as a tamping material, but there are many rocks for the blasting of which it is ineffective.

He took a leading part in loading and tamping numerous mines, and was always ready to undertake any work, however hazardous.

Bob Bacon set to work the next minute tamping a hole diagonally down from where the large piece of cement had been taken out.

The absence of tamping in both cases of course placed the gunpowder at a disadvantage.

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