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tinker
verb [I usually + adv/prep] /ˈtɪŋ.kər/
/-kɚ/ Definition
› to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it: He spends every weekend tinkering (about) with his car. I wish the government would stop tinkering with the health service. → Compare fiddle verbCorrecting and mendingEditing and compiling
(Definition of tinker verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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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
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