tinker

verb [I always + adv/prep]

/ˈtɪŋ·kər/

Definition

› to make small changes in something, because you hope to improve or fix it: Chuck tinkers with the car’s engine all the time.

(Definition of tinker verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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