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tamper

tamper

4 8.2
A tool for pressing down soft things like soil or tobacco
  • noun
  • /ˈtæmpər/
translation icon : pisón
  • The beauty of this early tamperproof design is how it can be installed with almost any straight-bladed screwdriver, as opposed to many tamper-resistant screws that came later, which required special drivers for turning them in either direction.
  • tamper-resistant
  • tamper-proof

This is a very light porta filter and the tamper slash scoop is awful.

Examples

  • But scopes are tamper proof!

    Sol Invictus (2021)

  • Sir, it's protected by a tamper switch.

    Face/Off (1997)

  • Usually, a pipe tool consists of a select, some reamer, and also a tamper.

    Blog text (10)

  • iFixit encounters a tamper-evident label as soon as it starts digging into the Surface.

    Blog text (1)

  • Next, she resealed all but one bottle, using a roll of the tamper-resistant sealer that she picked up from the counter.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The LS680 has no operating controls such as pushbuttons, switches, or potentiometers, and requires no programming, making it a tamper-proof, plug-and-play solution.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Measures already in place include the use of tamper-proof containers, counterfeit-proof documentation, and a database of the shipments of rough stones from areas of primary extraction.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The gardener used a tamper to firmly pack the soil around the newly planted flowers.

  • To prepare the coffee, he pressed down the grounds with a tamper before brewing.

  • When laying bricks, it's important to use a tamper to ensure the foundation is stable.

Synonyms

tamp
vstamper
1 8.2

A tool for pressing things down, for example tobacco in a pipe

is the same tool term for pressing down materials in the same contexts
rammer
vstamper
1 8.6

A heavy tool for hitting posts into the ground

presses materials down by packing rather than by repeated striking motion
tamping bar
vstamper
  • Specialized
9.3

A long heavy tool for packing material tightly into a hole or small space

is similar but denotes a shorter lighter tool used for hand pressing

How Powerful

pile driver
  • Specialized
1 6.8
thumper
  • Specialized
1 7.4
plate compactor
  • Specialized
6.7
rammer
  • Specialized
6.0
tamper
4 8.2

Surface Forms

tamper singular
tampers plural

Morphology

tamper = tamp (transparent) = tamp + er

Form is directly 'tamp' + the agent/tool suffix '-er', yielding a tool or agent used for tamping; meaning follows the base verb.

Etymology

Tamper comes from the verb tamp, which means 'to press down', and is related to tampon ('a plug'). A tamper is the small tool used to press or pack material, so the origin explains its use.