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tamper
('t/&/mp/@/r )

noun (n)

  • a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    tamp, tamping bar
    source: wordnet30
  • One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Someone tampered with the documents on my desk.
    Synonym:
    fiddle, monkey
    source: wordnet30
  • intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    meddle
    source: wordnet30
  • To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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