tamp down

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tamp down (third-person singular simple present tamps down, present participle tamping down, simple past and past participle tamped down)

To compact a substance (usually soil) until it is flat.
(idiomatic, by extension) To suppress (something, usually an emotion or thought).
- 2022 January 17, Jonathan Martin, Maggie Haberman, “Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte.”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
  Mr. Trump’s aides also have tried to tamp down questions about the former president’s frustrations, so as not to elevate Mr. DeSantis.

Translations

To compact a substance

German: komprimieren (de), stampfen (de), verdichten (de), feststampfen (de)

To suppress something

German: unterdrücken (de), etwas unterdrücken

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