tulpata — meaning in English

English meaning

• bung noun A stopper, often made of rubber or cork, used to plug a hole in a barrel, bottle, or vessel.
• tamp verb To fill a hole drilled in rock with clay, earth, sand or a similar material.

Senses

tulpata is used for these senses in English:

• bung (transitive) To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell.
• tamp (blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.

bung — full definition

1. noun A stopper, often made of rubber or cork, used to plug a hole in a barrel, bottle, or vessel.
2. noun British slang for a bribe.
3. verb British informal: to throw, put, or place something carelessly.
4. adj British slang for broken or not working.

tamp — full definition

1. verb To fill a hole drilled in rock with clay, earth, sand or a similar material.
2. verb To pack something down firmly using repeated light taps.

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