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tamper |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tamper \Tamp"er\, n. 1. One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed. 2. An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tamper \Tam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tampered}; p. pr & vb n. {Tampering}.] [A corruption of temper.] 1. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as to tamper with a disease. 'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. --Roscommon. 2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing 3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery. Others tampered For Fleetwood, Desborough and Lambert. --Hudibras. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tamper n : a tool for tamping (e.g., tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) [syn: {tamp}] v 1: fool or play around with "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk" [syn: {monkey}] 2: intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" [syn: {meddle}]
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