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Tamper

TA-mpur

/ˈtæmpɜːr/

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Syllable breakdown

tamper

Dictionary meaning

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

Examples

  • Someone tampered with the documents on my desk.

Synonyms: tamp

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