tamping
Packing earth firmly
Tamping is the act of packing something down firmly through repeated pressing or light blows.
You tamp soil around a newly planted shrub to eliminate air pockets, or tamp tobacco into a pipe bowl before lighting.
In construction and railwork, tamping compacts ballast or earth to create a stable foundation.
The word also appears in demolition contexts, where tamping refers to packing material around an explosive charge to direct the blast.
He spent the afternoon tamping down the gravel path.
Espresso brewing handle
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- groundsBasis for justification
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- extractionAct of removing
barista · grind · dose · distribution · leveling · pressure · crema · shot
Machine that compresses materials
- rammerTool that pounds down
- backfillReplacing excavated material
- soilGround matter for planting
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
aggregate · subgrade · trench · roadwork · earthwork · asphalt · pavement · vibration
portafilter
Espresso brewing handle
extraction · barista · grind · dose · distribution · leveling · pressure · crema · shot · pull
compactor
Machine that compresses materials
gravel · aggregate · subgrade · trench · roadwork · earthwork · asphalt · pavement · vibration · pneumatic
tobacco
Dried smoking leaf
ember · ash · tool · stoker · briar · chamber · fill · plug · light · smoke
stemming
Root-form reduction process
drill · fuse · detonation · mining · quarry · powder · clay · plug · blast · packing
- coffeeespresso, latte, cappuccino, macchiato, americano
- flattening actionsleveling, smoothing, ironing, pressing, crushing
- Tree Plantingsapling, seedling, planting, transplanting, root ball
- concreteconcrete mixer, concrete pour, concrete slabs, concrete beams, concrete columns
- barista skillslatte art, frothing, grinding, foam art, dosing
- railway tracksrails, steel rails, track bed, rail bed, railbed
tampingloosening
Reducing tightness or tension
aerating · fluffing · unpacking · breaking up · scattering
tampinglifting
Raising something heavy
extracting · pulling out · uprooting · raising · removing
tampingexpanding
Growing in scope
decompressing · loosening · softening · lightening · puffing up
- tamping downPressing to compact