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1. (v.i.) tamper
to meddle, esp. in order to alter or misuse (usu. fol. by with):
to tamper with a lock.
2. tamper
to make changes, esp. in order to falsify (usu. fol. by with):
to tamper with official records.
3. tamper
to engage secretly or improperly in something.
4. tamper
to engage in underhand dealings, esp. in order to influence improperly (usu. fol. by with):
to tamper with a jury.
Etymology: (1560–70; appar. dial. alter. of temper (v.))
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| Definition of 'Tamper' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) 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.)
2. (verb) tamper, fiddle, monkey
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
3. (verb) meddle, tamper
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
"Don't meddle in my affairs!"
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1. (verb) tamper
tamper with
to change sth slightly, often to cause damage
Someone had tampered with the lock.
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| Definition of 'Tamper' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Tamper
one who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed
2. (noun) Tamper
an instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron
3. (verb) Tamper
to meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease
4. (verb) Tamper
to meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing
5. (verb) Tamper
to deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery
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Sense: to interfere or meddle usually in such a way as to damage, break, alter etc
Don't tamper with the engine.
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 Afrikaans: peuter |
 Arabic: يَعْبَث |
 Bulgarian: меся се |
 Brazilian: mexer em |
 Czech: plést se (do), hrabat se |
 German: herumpfuschen an |
 Danish: pille |
 Greek: ανακατεύομαι, σκαλίζω |
 Spanish: tocar; entrometerse, mete |
 Estonian: surkima, käppima |
 Farsi: انگولک کردن |
 Finnish: sormeilla |
 French: toucherà |
 Hebrew: לְהִתעַסֵק |
 Hindi: हस्तक्षेप करना |
 Croatian: prtljati, pačati se |
 Hungarian: babrál vmivel (és elront) |
 Indonesian: mengganggu, mengusik |
 Icelandic: fikta/eiga við |
 Italian: immischiarsi |
 Japanese: 手出しする |
 Korean: 손을 대다 |
 Lithuanian: liesti, kišti nagus |
 Latvian: aiztikt; niekoties |
 Malay: mengubah |
 Dutch: knoeien |
 Norwegian: tukle/fingre/klusse med |
 Polish: majstrować, manipulować |
 Portuguese: mexer em |
 Romanian: a pune mâna pe |
 Russian: соваться; ковыряться |
 Slovak: pliesť sa (do), hrabať sa |
 Slovenian: vtikati se |
 Serbian: petljati |
 Swedish: fingra på, mixtra med |
 Thai: ยุ่ง |
 Turkish: oynamak, kurcalamak, elle |
 Taiwanese: 損壞，玩弄 |
 Ukrainian: втручатися |
 Urdu: دست اندازي کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phá dỗi, quấy nhiễu |
 Chinese: 损坏，乱弄 |
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