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tamper in Arabic

عَبِثَ ʕabiṯa

/ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/

tamper in Arabic: عَبِثَ (ʕabiṯa). In English, tamper means a tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.

Arabic words for tamper

alter by making unauthorized changes
عَبِثَ ʕabiṯa

English meaning of tamper

  1. noun A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
  2. noun A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.
  3. noun 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.
  4. verb To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).

Full definition of tamper

tamper in a sentence

  • The alarm had been tampered with and didn’t go off when it should have.
  • The election monitors found that a large number of ballots had been tampered with.
  • Prosecutors argued that he would tamper with witnesses if bail was granted.

Synonyms of tamper

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Questions about tamper in Arabic

What is the meaning of tamper in Arabic?
Tamper in Arabic is عَبِثَ (ʕabiṯa).
ما معنى كلمة tamper؟
Tamper: عَبِثَ (ʕabiṯa).
What does tamper mean in English?
Tamper means a tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.

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