āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
tamp down
/tËamp dËaĘn/
to tamp down
[phrase form: tamp]
01
āĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to reduce the intensity or force of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mayor 's speech aimed to tamp down concerns about the recent increase in crime.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
02
to press something down firmly and tightly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The worker tamped down the gravel to create a solid base for the pavement.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
