Definition of tamper Tamper
/tæˈmpɚ/ - [tatmper] - tam•per
We found 14 definitions of tamper from 6 different sources.
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What does tamper mean?
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| tamper - 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" | ||
| fiddle, monkey | ||
| manipulate treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed | ||
| tamper - intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" | ||
| meddle | ||
| interfere, step in, intervene, interpose come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tamper (n.)
One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed. - tamper (n.)
An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron. - tamper (v. i.)
To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease. - tamper (v. i.)
To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing. - tamper (v. i.)
To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
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tamper
To intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tamper
tam′pėr, v.i. to try the temper of: to try little experiments without necessity or authority: to meddle: to practise secretly and unfairly.—n. Tam′perer. [A by-form of temper.]
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