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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  tamp down
       v : press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container
           to make espresso" [syn: tamp, pack]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tamp down
     vb.
     1 To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
     2 (lb en idiomatic by extension) To suppress (something, usually an
  emotion or thought).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  tamp down
     vb.
     1 To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
     2 (lb en idiomatic by extension) To suppress (something, usually an
  emotion or thought).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  tamp down
     vb.
     1 To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
     2 (lb en idiomatic by extension) To suppress (something, usually an
  emotion or thought).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  tamp down
     vb.
     1 To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
     2 (lb en idiomatic by extension) To suppress (something, usually an
  emotion or thought).

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