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tamp

[tamp] / tæmp /
VERB
cram
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crowd load overcrowd pack ram shove squeeze stuff wedge
STRONG
charge chock choke compact crush devour drive force gobble gorge guzzle heap ingurgitate jam overeat overfill press satiate slop slosh squash thrust wolf
WEAK
jam-pack pack 'em in pack in pack it in pack like sardines sardine stive
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain diet fast let go nibble pull release surrender uncompress yield
WEAK
let out open
VERB
jam
Synonyms
STRONG
bear bind block cease clog congest cram crowd crush elbow force halt jostle obstruct pack press push ram squash squish stall stick stuff throng wad wedge
WEAK
jam-pack
Antonyms
STRONG
allow clear continue free help let go loosen open pull refuse release surrender unblock uncompress unfasten untie yield
VERB
pack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bind cram crowd lade load pile squeeze stuff throng
STRONG
arrange charge chock choke compress condense contract heap insert jam mob press push ram sardine wedge
WEAK
drive in jam-pack put away ram in thrust in top off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
release
STRONG
enlarge expand extend increase leave alone lengthen pull stretch
WEAK
allocate dismantle disperse dispose distribute keep maintain unpack untie
VERB
ram
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cram crash run into sink slam smash stab thrust
STRONG
beat butt crowd dash dig drive drum force hammer hit hook impact jack pack plunge poke pound run stick strike stuff wedge
WEAK
collide with jam-pack strike head-on
Antonyms
STRONG
aid assist halt help let go lose retreat stop surrender
WEAK
tap

Example Sentences

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Sal stews morosely amid bursts of threatening belligerence that Sonny tries to tamp down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Kast has promised to moved fast to tamp down a surge in murders, kidnappings and extortion widely blamed on gangs from Venezuela and other Latin American countries.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Her family urged people to tamp down speculation and she eventually returned safe and unharmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“Objective: get newspapers to stop calling you a pedophile and get the truth out; tamp down and ultimately stop the bad press; start generating positive press about your community involvement,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

And Sharon tried—she tried every way in the world to tamp herself down.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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