tamp down

tæmp daʊn

Definition

Definition of tamp down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

lessen

Rare

reduce the intensity or amount of something

Rare

She tamped down her enthusiasm while discussing the project..

diminish

suppress

compress

Rare

press or pack down tightly

Rare

He tamped down the soil around the plants..

compress

pack

press

emotion

Rare

suppress an emotion or thought

Rare

She tried to tamp down her excitement.

control

restrain

suppress

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Examples of tamp down in a sentence

They tamped down the rumors quickly.
She tamped down the coffee grounds in the filter.
They tamped down the trash in the bin to make more space.
He tried to tamp down his anger during the meeting.
They needed to tamp down their fears before the presentation.

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French:réduire, tasser, ...
German:dämpfen, festdrücken, ...
Italian:moderare, compattare, ...
Spanish:reducir, compactar, ...
Portuguese:moderar, compactar, ...
Chinese:压制, 压实, ...
Japanese:抑える, 押し固める, ...
Arabic:قَلَّلَ, دَكَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְמַתֵּן, לְדַחֵס, ...
Russian:сдерживать, утрамбовать, ...
Ukrainian:зменшувати, ущільнювати, ...
Hindi:कम करना, दबाना, ...
Bengali:হ্রাস করা, চাপা, ...
Catalan:moderar, apretar, ...
Czech:tlumit, udusat, ...
Danish:dæmpe, presse ned, ...
Dutch:verminderen, aanstampen, ...
Greek:μειώνω, συμπιέζω, ...
Hungarian:csökkenteni, letömöríteni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថយ, បុកឱ្យណែន, ...
Korean:줄이다, 다지다, ...
Persian:کاهش دادن, فشردن, ...
Polish:zmniejszać, ubijać, ...
Portuguese (BR):moderar, compactar, ...
Romanian:a reduce, a tasa, ...
Swedish:dämpa, packa ner, ...
Thai:ลดลง, อัดแน่น, ...
Turkish:azaltmak, sıkıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:giảm bớt, nén chặt, ...

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