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What does tamp down mean?

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Verb
  1. To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To suppress (something, usually an emotion or thought).
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Use soil or fine gravel to backfill and tamp down to a stable and level base 14 inches deep.
Hillary Clinton's mea culpa at the United Nations on Tuesday was supposed to tamp down the scandal over her use of a private email address as secretary of state.
Republican leaders are eager to tamp down such accusations.
Wearing rubber gloves tamp down and smooth out the joints evenly with your fingertips.
Light it again and occasionally tamp down as the tobacco burns since it expands as you smoke.
Colonel Fraser paused to tamp down the tobacco in his pipe with a fingertip.

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