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Tamp vs Tamping - What's the difference?

tamp | tamping |

As an adjective tamp

is dull, blunt.

As a verb tamping is

.

As a noun tamping is

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.

tamp

English

Verb

  • (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.
  • To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

    • Derived terms

    * tamper * tamping iron * tamping rod

    See also

    * tampon ----

    tamping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • 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.
  • The material used in tamping.