v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tamped p. pr. & vb. n. Tamping. ] [ Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See Tampion. ] 1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A venomous South African tick. Livingstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Tampion. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tampered p. pr. & vb. n. Tampering. ] [ A corruption of temper. ] 1. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. Roscommon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Others tampered
For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who tampers; one who deals unfairly. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or . A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The material used in tamping. See Tamp, v. t., 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tamping iron, an iron rod for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tampon, tapon, tape, of Dutch or German origin. See Tap a pipe or plug, and cf. Tamp, Tampop, Tompion. ] [ Written also tampeon, and tompion. ] 1. A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of ordnance, when not in use. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) A plug for upper end of an organ pipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The edible fruit of an East Indian tree (Baccaurea Malayana) of the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an apple. [ 1913 Webster ]