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 tamper tamper /ˈtæmpɝ/

noun

  1. A tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)  ( 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.)

verb

  1. () Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly  ( fiddle [Informal] , monkey , tamper )
    play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
     Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
    Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
     The reporter fiddle with the facts
    The reporter fiddle with the facts
  2. Intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly  ( tamper , meddle )
    intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
     Don't meddle in my affairs!
    Don't meddle in my affairs!