tamper in English dictionary

  • tamper

    Meanings and definitions of "tamper"

    • A person or thing that tamps.
    • (intransitive) To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.
    • (in professional sports) To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player.
    • noun
      A person or thing that tamps.
    • noun
      A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
    • noun
      An envelope of neutron-reflecting material in a nuclear weapon, used to delay the expansion of the reacting material and thus produce a longer-lasting and more energetic explosion.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.
    • verb
      (in professional sports)
      To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player.
    • alter by making unauthorized changes
    • To maliciously modify data.
    • tamper (with)
    • To intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly.
    • noun
      a handheld device used to compress ground coffee into a puck to prepare espresso.
    • noun
      a machine for compacting gravel before laying a concrete or brick patio or walkway so that the underlying gravel layer does not settle over time.
    • noun
      a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
    • verb
      intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"
    • 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"

    Synonyms of "tamper" in English dictionary

    meddle, step in, intervene are the top synonyms of "tamper" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of tamper

    • tamper ( third-person singular simple present tampers, present participle tampering, simple past and past participle tampered)
    • tamper ( plural  tampers)
    • tamper (plural tampers)
    • tamper (third-person singular simple present tampers, present participle tampering, simple past and past participle tampered)
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