Play and Tamper

Play

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Tamper and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tamper" instead a verb "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Tamper verb - Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly.

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Play and tamper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a verb "Tamper".

Nearby Words: tamp, tamped, tampered, tampering, tamping

play mechanics

tamper mechanics

Specifically, you use a monkey to tamper with a waterfall pump, a play on the term "monkey wrench".

Source: Lost in Translation

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