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tamper
tam·per 1 T0031600 (tăm′pər)v. tam·pered, tam·per·ing, tam·pers v.intr.1. a. To interfere in a harmful or disruptive manner; meddle: was worried the editor would tamper with her text.b. To make alterations or adjustments, especially secretly so as to subvert an intended purpose or function: tamper with a lock; discovered that the brakes had been tampered with.c. To engage in improper or secret actions, as in an effort to influence an outcome: tamper with evidence; tamper with a jury.2. To tinker rashly or foolishly: "The ability of chemists to create new drugs from natural compounds raises an old argument about whether human beings should tamper with nature" (Andrew Weil).v.tr. To alter improperly.
[Probably alteration of temper.]
tam′per·er n.
tamp·er 2 T0031600 (tăm′pər)n. A neutron reflector in an atomic bomb that also delays the expansion of the exploding material, making possible a longer-lasting, more energetic, and more efficient explosion.tamper (ˈtæmpə) vb (intr) 1. (usually foll by with) to interfere or meddle2. to use corrupt practices such as bribery or blackmail3. (usually foll by with) to attempt to influence or corrupt, esp by bribery: to tamper with the jury. [C16: alteration of temper (verb)] ˈtamperer n
tamper (ˈtæmpə) n1. a person or thing that tamps, esp an instrument for packing down tobacco in a pipe2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a casing around the core of a nuclear weapon to increase its efficiency by reflecting neutrons and delaying the expansiontam•per (ˈtæm pər)
v.i. 1. to meddle, esp. in order to alter or misuse (usu. fol. by with): to tamper with a lock. 2. to make changes, esp. in order to falsify (usu. fol. by with): to tamper with official records. 3. to engage secretly or improperly in something. 4. to engage in underhand dealings, esp. in order to influence improperly (usu. fol. by with): to tamper with a jury. [1560–70; appar. dial. alter. of temper (v.)] tam′per•er, n. tamper - First meant "to work in clay" or "temper in clay."See also related terms for temper.tamper
Past participle: tampered
Gerund: tampering
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| I tamper | | you tamper | | he/she/it tampers | | we tamper | | you tamper | | they tamper |
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| I tampered | | you tampered | | he/she/it tampered | | we tampered | | you tampered | | they tampered |
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| I am tampering | | you are tampering | | he/she/it is tampering | | we are tampering | | you are tampering | | they are tampering |
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| I have tampered | | you have tampered | | he/she/it has tampered | | we have tampered | | you have tampered | | they have tampered |
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| I was tampering | | you were tampering | | he/she/it was tampering | | we were tampering | | you were tampering | | they were tampering |
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| I had tampered | | you had tampered | | he/she/it had tampered | | we had tampered | | you had tampered | | they had tampered |
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| I will tamper | | you will tamper | | he/she/it will tamper | | we will tamper | | you will tamper | | they will tamper |
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| I will have tampered | | you will have tampered | | he/she/it will have tampered | | we will have tampered | | you will have tampered | | they will have tampered |
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| I will be tampering | | you will be tampering | | he/she/it will be tampering | | we will be tampering | | you will be tampering | | they will be tampering |
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| I have been tampering | | you have been tampering | | he/she/it has been tampering | | we have been tampering | | you have been tampering | | they have been tampering |
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| I will have been tampering | | you will have been tampering | | he/she/it will have been tampering | | we will have been tampering | | you will have been tampering | | they will have been tampering |
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| I had been tampering | | you had been tampering | | he/she/it had been tampering | | we had been tampering | | you had been tampering | | they had been tampering |
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| I would tamper | | you would tamper | | he/she/it would tamper | | we would tamper | | you would tamper | | they would tamper |
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| I would have tampered | | you would have tampered | | he/she/it would have tampered | | we would have tampered | | you would have tampered | | they would have tampered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tamper - a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)tamp, tamping barstemmer - a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting chargetool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation | | Verb | 1. |  tamper - 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"monkey, fiddlemanipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it | | 2. |  tamper - intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!"meddleintervene, step in, interfere, interpose - get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" |
tamperverb1. To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively:fiddle, fool, meddle, mess, tinker.Informal: monkey.2. To prearrange the outcome of (a contest) unlawfully:fix.Idiom: stack the deck.Translationstamper (ˈtӕmpə) verb to interfere or meddle usually in such a way as to damage, break, alter etc. Don't tamper with the engine. 損壞，玩弄 损坏，乱弄 tamper
tamper with (something)To make harmful or subversive alterations to something; to meddle or interfere with something. Investigators concluded that someone had tampered with the control unit of the machine. He's been accused of tampering with the committee tasked with selecting successful applicants. The locks have not been tampered with and there is no sign of a break-in anywhere on the premises.See also: tampertamper with someone or somethingto fiddle with someone or something; to meddle with someone or something. I've got him believing just what I want him to believe. Don't tamper with him. Please don't tamper with the thermostat.See also: tampertamper with1. Interfere or meddle, especially in a harmful way. For example, If you tamper with that lock it's sure to break. [c. 1600] 2. Engage in improper or secret dealings, as in He was accused of tampering with the jury. [c. 1600] See also: tampertamper withv. To interfere with something in a harmful manner: Someone has been tampering with my mail—these letters have been opened! When jurors reported that they had been offered bribes, the judge told the defense not to tamper with the jury.See also: tampertamper
tamper[′tam·pər] (civil engineering) A ramming device for compacting a granular material such as soil, backfill, or unformed concrete; usually powered by a motor. (nucleonics) reflector (ordnance) In a weapon, any substance that resists movement for a split microsecond, used so that the active materials may build up greater pressure behind the substance. Tamper a power tool for compacting soil, concrete mixes, and other substances. Tampers are used for small, isolated jobs, for hard-to-reach and cramped spaces, and for the consolidation of molding sand in foundry work. A tamper may have an electric or pneumatic drive, which imparts a reciprocating motion to an impact mechanism with a sole plate. The control handle has a shock absorber. Electric tampers produced in the USSR weigh up to 150 kg, and their productivity is as high as 80 cu m per hr. The tampers used in foundry work are mainly pneumatic; they weigh up to 25 kg and have a productivity of up to 20 cu m per hr. tamper  tamper A compaction device for consolidating a granular material such as soil, backfill, or unformed concrete; usually powered by a motor. Also see jitterbug.tamperTo interfere or tinker with something that is not authorized.Tamper
TamperTo meddle, alter, or improperly interfere with something; to make changes or corrupt, as in tampering with the evidence. tamper
Synonyms for tamperverb to handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructivelySynonyms- fiddle
- fool
- meddle
- mess
- tinker
- monkey
verb to prearrange the outcome of (a contest) unlawfullySynonymsSynonyms for tampernoun a tool for tamping (eSynonymsRelated Wordsverb play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestlySynonymsRelated Wordsverb intrude in other people's affairs or businessSynonymsRelated Words- intervene
- step in
- interfere
- interpose
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