compress vs tamp

compress and tamp both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compress	Yes	No	Yes	No
tamp	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tamp is a hyponym of compress; that is, tamp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compress:

Other hyponyms of compress include pack, tamp down.

compress (noun)	tamp (noun)
a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)	a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

compress (verb)	tamp (verb)
squeeze or press together	press down tightly
make more compact by or as if by pressing