What is the meaning of tamper?

noun

  • A tool for tamping (e. G., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc..

verb

  • Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly.
    • usage: "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
  • Intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly.
    • usage: "Don't meddle in my affairs"
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APAWordNet. (2010). tamper. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/tamper/definitions/1315036
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "tamper" http://smartdefine.org/tamper/definitions/1315036 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, tamper, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/tamper/definitions/1315036>.
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