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tinker ​Definitions and Synonyms

​verb intransitive
UK /ˈtɪŋkə(r)/
Other entries for this word
tinker noun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theytinker
he/she/ittinkers
present participletinkering
past tensetinkered
past participletinkered
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1

    tinker

    or

    tinker around

    to make small changes to something in order to improve or repair it
    tinker with:

    He spends hours tinkering around with car engines.

    Problems can arise when management structures are tinkered with.

    Synonyms and related words
    To repair something
    darn
    do up
    fix
    ...
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Definition and synonyms of tinker from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education.

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