Pack down lightly (4 letters)

{ Answer }

TAMP

{ Related Clues }

Compact
Pack (in)
Pack in
Pack (down)
Pack down
Pack firmly
Pack in gently
Pack by tapping
Pat (down)
Pound (down)
Pound lightly
Push (down)
Ram down
Pack pipe tobacco
Drive down with light blows
Pack firmly, as pipe tobacco
Pat down, as pipe tobacco

{ Tags }

blows, compact, device, down, drive, firmly, force, gently, light, lightly, pack, pat, pipe, pound, press, push, ram, strokes, tamp, tapping, tobacco

{ Notes }

The answer TAMP is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TAMP as a noun:

1. (tamp, tamper, tamping bar) = a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

TAMP as a verb:

1. (tamp down, tamp, pack) = press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"