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Definition of Tamper
1. Verb. Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly. "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
2. Noun. A tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.).
Specialized synonyms: Stemmer
Generic synonyms: Tool
Derivative terms: Tamp, Tamp
3. Verb. Intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly. "Don't meddle in my affairs!"
Generic synonyms: Interfere, Interpose, Intervene, Step In
Derivative terms: Meddler, Meddling, Tampering
Definition of Tamper
1. n. One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed.
2. v. i. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.
Definition of Tamper
1. Noun. A person or thing that tamps. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle. ¹
3. Verb. (context: in professional sports) To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tamper
1. to interfere in a harmful manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Tamper
1. 1. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease. "'T is dangerous tampering with a muse." (Roscommon) 2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing. 3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery. "Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert." (Hudibras) Origin: A corruption of temper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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