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repair
noun [C or U] /rɪˈpeər/
/-ˈper/ Definition
(Definition of repair noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Correcting and mending
Synonyms and related words:
- clean sth up phrasal verb (CRIME)
- correction noun (CHANGE)
- fiddle (about/around) with sth phrasal verb
- fine-tune verb
- fix sth up phrasal verb (REPAIR)
- I tell a lie idiom
- patch verb (PIECE OF MATERIAL)
- put/set sb right idiom
- recondition verb
- reconstruct verb
- reconstruction noun
- refine verb
- refinement noun (CHANGE)
- remedy verb
- revised adjective
- troubleshooting noun
- tune (sth) up phrasal verb (ENGINE)
- tune verb (ENGINE)
- under repair idiom
- work on sth phrasal verb
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