tamper

tam·per ¹  (tmpr)

v. tam·pered, tam·per·ing, tam·pers

v.intr.

1. To interfere in a harmful manner: tried to tamper with the decedent's will; tampering with the timing mechanism of the safe.

2. To tinker with rashly or foolishly: Don't tamper with my feelings.

3. To engage in improper or secret dealings, as in an effort to influence: tamper with a jury. See Synonyms at interfere.

v.tr.

To alter improperly.

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[Probably alteration of temper.]

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tamper·er n.

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tamp·er ²  (tmpr)

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.

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tamper¹

vb (intr)

1. (usually foll by with) to interfere or meddle

2. to use corrupt practices such as bribery or blackmail

3. (usually foll by with) to attempt to influence or corrupt, esp by bribery to tamper with the jury

[alteration of temper (verb)]

tamperer  n

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tamper²

n

1. a person or thing that tamps, esp an instrument for packing down tobacco in a pipe

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a casing around the core of a nuclear weapon to increase its efficiency by reflecting neutrons and delaying the expansion

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tamper - First meant "to work in clay" or "temper in clay."

See also related terms for temper.

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 bar stemmer - a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge tool - 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, fiddle manipulate - 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!" meddle intervene, 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?"

Translations

tamper [ˈtæmpəʳ] VI to tamper with (= interfere with) [+ machinery, brakes etc] → manipular; [+ lock] → tratar de forzar; (= alter) [+ papers, evidence] → falsificar; (= attempt to influence) [+ witness, jury] → sobornar; (= handle) → manosear
my car had been tampered with → algo se había hecho a mi coche

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tamper [ˈtæmpə^r] vi
to tamper with sth [+ computer, engine, machine, brakes, lock, food product] → trafiquer qch; [+ evidence, records, document] → maquiller qch
He claimed that his briefcase had been tampered with on the flight → Il a prétendu qu'on avait touché à sa mallette pendant le vol. tamper-proof
tamper-proof [ˈtæmpə^rpruːf] adj → inviolable

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tamper

n (for soil etc) → Stampfer m; (for tobacco) → Stopfer m

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tamper [ˈtæmpəʳ] vi to tamper with → manomettere
someone had tampered with the brakes → qualcuno aveva manomesso i freni

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tamper

v tamper [ˈtӕmpə]

to interfere or meddle usually in such a way as to damage, break, alter etc Don't tamper with the engine. peuter يَعْبَث меся се plést se (do), hrabat se (v) pille herumpfuschen an ανακατεύομαι, σκαλίζω tocar; entrometerse, meterse surkima, käppima انگولک کردن sormeilla toucher à לְהִתעַסֵק हस्तक्षेप करना prtljati, pačati se babrál vmivel (és elront) mengganggu, mengusik fikta/eiga við immischiarsi 手出しする 손을 대다 liesti, kišti nagus aiztikt; niekoties mengubah knoeien tukle/fingre/klusse med majstrować, manipulować mexer em a pune mâna pe соваться; ковыряться pliesť sa (do), hrabať sa (v) vtikati se petljati fingra på, mixtra med ยุ่ง oynamak, kurcalamak, ellemek 損壞，[]玩弄 втручатися دست اندازي کرنا phá dỗi, quấy nhiễu 损坏，乱弄