tamper vs tool

tamper and tool both are nouns.

tamper and tool both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tamper	Yes	No	Yes	No
tool	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tool is a hypernym of tamper; that is, tool is a word with a broader meaning than tamper:

tamper: a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
tool: an implement used in the practice of a vocation

tamper (noun)	tool (noun)
a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)	the means whereby some act is accomplished
	an implement used in the practice of a vocation
	obscene terms for penis
	a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

tamper (verb)	tool (verb)
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly	work with a tool
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly	ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
	drive
	furnish with tools

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