1. To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes
2. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
1. Remplir.
2. Garnir. Bourrer ses poches.
3. Gaver. Bourrer de gâteaux.
4. (Intrans.) Se bloquer. Un film qui bourre.
5. (Intrans.) (Familier) Se presser.
1. Resserrer. Tasser des bagages.
2. (Pron.) Se serrer. Des voyageurs qui se tassent.
3. (Pron.) S'affaisser. Des murs qui se tassent.
4. (Pron.) S'apaiser. Des ennuis qui se tassent.
A tool for tamping (e.g., tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.); SYN. tamper.