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tamper

/tˈæmpɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
    “Someone tampered with the documents on my desk”
  2. intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
    “Don't meddle in my affairs!”

noun

  1. a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)

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