TAMPER
/ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/ Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- noun a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.).
— synonyms: tamp, tamping_bar
- verb play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly.
— synonyms: fiddle, monkey
- verb intrude in other people's affairs or business.
— synonyms: meddle
Examples
- “The alarm had been tampered with and didn’t go off when it should have.”
- “Prosecutors argued that he would tamper with witnesses if bail was granted.”
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