tamping Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb press down tightly
    tamp down; tamp; pack.
    • tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso

WordNet

Tamp"ing noun
Definitions
  1. 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.
  2. The material used in tamping. See Tamp, v. t., 1.

Webster 1913