Tamper vs Tamped - What's the difference?

tamper | tamped |


As verbs the difference between tamper and tamped

is that tamper is to alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle while tamped is past tense of tamp.

As a noun tamper

is a person or thing that tamps.

As an adjective tamped is

pounded hard.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

tamper

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or thing that tamps.
  • A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.
  • (in professional sports) To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player.

    • tamped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (tamp)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pounded hard
  • packed down
  • * 1957': whose floor was of '''tamped earth — Lawrence Durrell, ''Justine , p.85 (Faber)

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