Definitions for tamperˈtæm pər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tamptæmp(v.t.)
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
to tamp tobacco into a pipe.
(in blasting) to fill (a drilled hole) with earth or the like after the charge has been inserted.
Origin of tamp:
1810–20; perh. alter. of tampion
tamp′er
Princeton's WordNet
tamp, tamper, tamping bar(verb)
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
tamper, fiddle, monkey(verb)
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"
meddle, tamper(verb)
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
"Don't meddle in my affairs!"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
tamper(verb)ˈtæm pər
to change sth slightly, often to cause damage
Someone had tampered with the lock.
Webster Dictionary
Tamper(noun)
one who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed
Tamper(noun)
an instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron
Tamper(verb)
to meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease
Tamper(verb)
to meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing
Tamper(verb)
to deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery
Translations for tamper
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tamper(verb)
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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- يَعْبَثArabic
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