tamper
/ˈtæmpər/
noun
- A tool used for pressing down or compacting a material, such as soil or coffee grounds.
- Use a tamper to press the coffee grounds evenly in the portafilter.
- The construction worker used a tamper to flatten the gravel path.
- She bought a stainless steel tamper for her espresso machine.
verb
- To interfere with something in a way that changes it or damages it, often secretly or illegally.
- Someone tampered with the lock on the front door.
- The evidence was tampered with before the police arrived.
- Never tamper with the settings on a factory machine.
- To try to influence or change someone's opinion or decision, especially in a dishonest way.
- Politicians sometimes tamper with public opinion through misleading ads.
- The lawyer was accused of trying to tamper with the jury.
- He tried to tamper with the witness's story.
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