tamp

• Nom désignant un outil utilisé pour comprimer ou tasser fermement un matériau, comme le tabac dans une pipe ou la charge dans un trou de forage.

A noun referring to a tool used for pressing or packing material down firmly, such as tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole.

1. Tamping toolC1formal

   A tool used for pressing or packing down a substance, such as tobacco in a pipe or a charge in a drill hole.

   Bourroir

   • He used a brass tamp to pack the tobacco evenly in his pipe.
   • The miner carefully pressed the tamp against the explosive charge.
   • A good tamp ensures the tobacco burns slowly and evenly.

   Synonymespackerrammertamper

• Verbe signifiant presser ou tasser fermement, souvent utilisé dans le contexte de la construction, de l'exploitation minière ou de la préparation du tabac.

A verb meaning to press down or pack tightly, often used in contexts like construction, mining, or tobacco preparation.

1. Press down tightlyB2formal

   To press or pack something down firmly, especially in a container or hole.

   tasser

   • He tamped the tobacco into his pipe.
   • The barista tamped the coffee grounds evenly before brewing.
   • She tamped the soil around the newly planted seeds.

   Synonymescompactcompresspackpoundpresstamp down

Variantes phrasaltamp down