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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tamper

Verb

(foll. by with)

1. to interfere or meddle with without permission: someone has been tampering with the locks

2. to attempt to influence someone, esp. by bribery: an attempt to tamper with the jury [alteration of temper (verb)]

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?"

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tamper (usually with with)

verb 1. interfere with, tinker with, meddle with, alter, fiddle with (informal) mess about with, muck about with Brit. (slang) monkey around with, fool about with (informal)

verb 2. influence, fix (informal) rig, corrupt, manipulate

Translations

tamper [ˈtæmpəʳ] vi to tamper with [+ lock etc] → intentar forzar [+ papers]; falsificar

tamper [ˈtæmpəʳ] vi to tamper with → toucher à (en cachette ou sans permission)

tamper [ˈtæmpəʳ] vi to tamper with sth → an etw dat herumpfuschen (inf)

tamper [ˈtæmpəʳ] vi to tamper with → manomettere

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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 peukaloida toucher à לְהִתעַסֵק हस्तक्षेप करना prtljati, pačati se babrál vmivel (és elront) mengganggu, mengusik fikta/eiga við immischiarsi 手出しする 함부로 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