🛠️tinker

verb
/ˈtɪŋkər/

Meaning

to make small adjustments or repairs to something, often experimentally or imperfectly

Example Sentences

He likes to tinker with old radios in his garage.

Example Expressions

tinker with

Synonyms

fiddle, adjust, repair, modify, fix

Antonyms

destroy, neglect, abandon

Collocations

tinker with machines, tinker endlessly, tinker around, tinker project

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to deliberately avoid or stay away from someone or something
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