- tamper with something
- ˈtamper with sth derivedto make changes to sth without permission, especially in order to damage it
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Someone had obviously tampered with the brakes of my car.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tamper with something
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tamper with — ˈtamper with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tamper with he/she/it tampers with present participle tampering with past tense tampered with … Useful english dictionary
tamper with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tamper with : present tense I/you/we/they tamper with he/she/it tampers with present participle tampering with past tense tampered with past participle tampered with tamper with something to touch something… … English dictionary
tamper with — interfere with (something) without authority or so as to cause damage. → tamper … English new terms dictionary
tamper with — {v.} 1. To meddle with (something); handle ignorantly or foolishly. * /He tampered with the insides of his watch and ruined it./ 2. To secretly get someone to do or say wrong things, especially by giving him money, or by threatening to hurt him.… … Dictionary of American idioms
tamper with — {v.} 1. To meddle with (something); handle ignorantly or foolishly. * /He tampered with the insides of his watch and ruined it./ 2. To secretly get someone to do or say wrong things, especially by giving him money, or by threatening to hurt him.… … Dictionary of American idioms
ˈtamper with sth — phrasal verb to touch or change something that you should not touch or change, often because you want to spoil it … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
tamper — tam‧per [ˈtæmpə ǁ ər] verb tamper with something phrasal verb [transitive] to touch something or make changes to it without permission, especially in order to deliberately damage it: • Some of the packs may have been tampered with. • The… … Financial and business terms
tamper — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tamper — tam·per vi 1: to bring improper influence to bear (as by bribery or intimidation) used with with tamper ed with the jurors 2: to alter or interfere in an unauthorized or improper manner used with with tamper ed with evidence … Law dictionary
tamper — tamper1 [tam′pər] n. a person or thing that tamps; specif., any of various instruments or tools for tamping tamper2 [tam′pər] vi. [var. of TEMPER] Archaic to contrive something secretly; plot; scheme to contrive something secretly; plot; scheme… … English World dictionary
