tamper
/ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/ noun C1- A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
- A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.
- An envelope of neutron-reflecting material in a nuclear weapon, used to delay the expansion of the reacting material and thus produce a longer-lasting and more energetic explosion.
Plural tampers
From the library
Baloo did not wish to bring Mowgli into any more trouble, but he could not tamper with the Law, so he mumbled: “Sorrow never stays punishment.
Other matches
Learn tamper in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.