Put the post in place and tamp the backfill carefully in layers. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I noted that he tamped extremely well and used the piston tamp, that is, the arm straight up and bent at the elbow. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: May 11, 2003 - May 17, 2003 Archives] Reference
It's to kind of tamp down this sort of hysteria that led up to it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2009] Reference
And basically, I think, started to kind of tamp down the wild expectations there are out there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2008] Reference
I think that, you know, this was a time to kind of tamp tings down and not let it get as explosive as it's gotten now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2003] Reference
So they would like to really keep things quiet and kind of tamp down this whole vice presidential talk as best he can. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2008] Reference
The next battle is to tamp down talk of resignation. From Wordnik.com. [Washington At War] Reference
These sticks were used to tamp the soil or spank it down. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
If arrhythmias arise, the vests can electrically tamp them down. From Wordnik.com. [REBUILDING THE HEART] Reference
I knew he was searching for a word that would tamp down his emotions. From Wordnik.com. [‘My Father’s Secret War’] Reference
Should they try to tamp down that impulse as they enter the workforce?. From Wordnik.com. [Hate Your Job?] Reference
Ginsburg sought to tamp down the speculation in a lighthearted manner. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg Considers Elena Kagan's Likely Confirmation An 'Exhilarating' Development] Reference
Local authorities are trying to tamp down fear in other areas, as well. From Wordnik.com. [City of Fear] Reference
You have to tamp down all the middle keys so that only the two outside ones work. From Wordnik.com. [Leroy Anderson: Master of the Miniature] Reference
Also, they said they hope rising commodity costs will help tamp down promotional pressures. From Wordnik.com. [ConAgra Profit Falls 12% Amid Discounting, Rising Costs] Reference
Some mainstream politicians have actually tried to tamp down the Lower Manhattan controversy. From Wordnik.com. [Stephan Salisbury: Extremism at Ground Zero (Again)] Reference
Is this just a show to tamp down protests or could something actually change because of this?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 15, 2009] Reference
Another top staffer, trying to tamp down the hyperbole, nudged Fleischer to revise his estimates. From Wordnik.com. [West Wing Story: Blast From The Past] Reference
I try to put it all down to mere ignorance and tamp down darker suspicions about what's going on. From Wordnik.com. [Alfie Kohn: What Passes for School Reform: "Value-Added" Teacher Evaluation and Other Absurdities] Reference
It was running a budget surplus and had been raising interest rates to tamp down excessive growth. From Wordnik.com. [The Recession’s Real Winner] Reference
Care was taken to tamp the concrete so as to force the concrete stone into but not through the facing. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
But timelines aside, what would the U.S. have to do in order to truly tamp down the world's loose nukes?. From Wordnik.com. [Ridding the World of Nukes] Reference
Visualizing and physical exercises help to stimulate the underactive parts and tamp down the overactive parts. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball's Other Drug Problem] Reference
The amount of tamping is indicated by the fact that about 16 men out of 72 on each shift did nothing but tamp. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
In testimony on Capitol Hill today, new Under Secretary of State William Burns sought to tamp down the crisis talk. From Wordnik.com. [The Guns of November] Reference
Organizers of the Beck rally tried to tamp down tensions over what Mr. Beck insisted was a mere coincidence of timing. From Wordnik.com. [Beck, Palin Stress 'Honor' at Rally] Reference
At the AU's most recent meeting, in July, leaders agreed to set up rapid-deployment forces to tamp out regional conflicts. From Wordnik.com. [Promising Too Much?] Reference
I didn't believe in transgressions, didn't believe in Biblical fury, didn't tamp my hopes down into some dark inner pearl. From Wordnik.com. [The Birdcage] Reference
Sweden expects growth of nearly 5% this year, and its central bank is tightening monetary policy to tamp down inflation concerns. From Wordnik.com. [Unions Can Be a Good Thing] Reference
The aides were trying to tamp down speculation after The New York Times reported serious internal divisions over what to do in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Refusing to Lose] Reference
You apply it directly from the package and, according to Sakrete, need only to tamp it down or roll over it with a vehicle to compact it. From Wordnik.com. [International Builders' Show Product Preview: Sakrete U.S. Cold Patch] Reference
Matt Hertenstein, a psychologist at DePauw University in Indiana says that being able to tamp down our cortisol levels is healthy for us. From Wordnik.com. [Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch] Reference
They divide families and create an environment of fear that is intended to tamp down the potential political power of migrant communities. From Wordnik.com. [Randall Amster: Phoenix Rising ... and the Struggle Continues] Reference
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