Definition of "tamped" [tamped]

• Simple past tense and past participle of tamp. (verb)
• Pounded hard (adjective)
• Packed down (adjective)

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• "That move likely tamped down the number of protesters returning to Tahrir Square."
• "That aspect of his personality has been tamped down, as the relationship between he and Bones developed."
• "They have tamped down individual preferences in service to the greater good, the general public ... the law."