Lamped vs Tamped - What's the difference?

lamped | tamped |


As verbs the difference between lamped and tamped

is that lamped is (lamp) while tamped is (tamp).

As an adjective tamped is

pounded hard.

lamped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lamp)

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    lamp

    English

    (wikipedia lamp)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that generates heat, light or other radiation.
  • A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
  • A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.

    • Derived terms

    * Davy lamp * table lamp

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to hit, clout, belt, wallop
  • to hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping
  • (slang) to hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular

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    References

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    tamped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (tamp)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pounded hard
  • packed down
  • * 1957': whose floor was of '''tamped earth — Lawrence Durrell, ''Justine , p.85 (Faber)

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