tamper+with
21tamper — tam|per [ˈtæmpə US ər] v tamper with [tamper with sth] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from temper] to touch something or make changes to it without permission, especially in order to deliberately damage it ▪ He noticed that the… …
22tamper — tam|per [ tæmpər ] verb tamper with phrasal verb transitive tamper with something to touch something that you should not touch, and change it in some way, often because you want to spoil it: It was clear that someone had tampered with the… …
23tamper-resistant — /tam peuhr ri zis teuhnt/, adj. difficult to tamper with: a tamper resistant cap on a medicine bottle. * * * tamper resistˈant adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑tamper …
24tamper — UK [ˈtæmpə(r)] / US [ˈtæmpər] verb Word forms tamper : present tense I/you/we/they tamper he/she/it tampers present participle tampering past tense tampered past participle tampered Phrasal verbs: tamper with …
25tamper — To meddle so as to alter a thing, especially to make illegal, corrupting or perverting changes; as, to tamper with a document or a text; to interfere improperly; to meddle; to busy oneself rashly; to try trifling or foolish experiments. United… …
26tamper — intransitive verb (tampered; tampering) Etymology: probably from Middle French temprer to temper, mix, meddle more at temper Date: 1567 1. to carry on underhand or improper negotiations (as by bribery) 2. a. to interfere so as to weaken or change …
27tamper-resistant — /tam peuhr ri zis teuhnt/, adj. difficult to tamper with: a tamper resistant cap on a medicine bottle. * * * …
28tamper — verb tamper with sth phrasal verb (T) to touch something or make changes to it without permission, especially in order to deliberately damage it: How likely is it that the drugs could have been tampered with? | They just don t see the point in… …
29tamper — verb (tamper with) interfere with (something) without authority or so as to cause damage. noun a machine or tool for tamping down earth or ballast. Derivatives tamperer noun Origin C16 (in the sense busy oneself to a particular end, machinate ):… …
30tamper — [ˈtæmpə] verb tamper with sth …
