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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 | ||
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