TAMPER as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) tamper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

TAMPER as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
    • The reporter fiddle with the facts
    Hypernyms(s) tamper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • intrude in other people’’s affairs or business
    • interfere unwantedly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Don”t meddle in my affairs!
    Hypernyms(s) tamper is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)