TAMPER Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word tamper. (close relations)
tampers
Best Alternative Words for TAMPER
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interfere | verbv | |||||||
verb • come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle • get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | ||||||||
fiddle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow verb • avoid (one's assigned duties) • commit fraud and steal from one's employer • play the violin or fiddle • play on a violin • manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly • try to fix or mend | ||||||||
meddle | verbv | |||||||
verb • intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly | ||||||||
monkey | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) • one who is playfully mischievous verb • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly • do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly | ||||||||
dabble | verbv | |||||||
verb • dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid • play in or as if in water, as of small children • work with in an amateurish manner • bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water | ||||||||
manipulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • influence or control shrewdly or deviously • hold something in one's hands and move it • tamper, with the purpose of deception • manipulate in a fraudulent manner • maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage • treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed | ||||||||
mess | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of confusion and disorderliness • informal terms for a difficult situation • soft semiliquid food • a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel • a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent verb • eat in a mess hall • make a mess of or create disorder in | ||||||||
tinker | verbv | |||||||
noun • a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts • formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living • small mackerel found nearly worldwide verb • do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly • work as a tinker or tinkerer • try to fix or mend | ||||||||
tamp | verbv | |||||||
noun • a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) verb • press down tightly | ||||||||
tamping bar | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) |