English noun: tamper | |||
1. | tamper (artifact) a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) | ||
Synonyms | tamp, tamping bar | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stemmer | ||
English verb: tamper | |||
1. | tamper (contact) play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly | ||
Samples | Someone tampered with the documents on my desk. The reporter fiddle with the facts. | ||
Synonyms | fiddle, monkey | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | manipulate | ||
2. | tamper (social) intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly | ||
Samples | Don't meddle in my affairs!. | ||
Synonyms | meddle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interfere, interpose, intervene, step in | ||