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tamper
noun
verb
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
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noun
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
verb
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
“Someone tampered with the documents on my desk”
verb
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
“Don't meddle in my affairs!”
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Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
the reporter fiddled with the facts
Don't meddle in my affairs!
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