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tinker

verb

/ˈtɪŋkər/

Meaning

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

He likes to tinker with old radios in his garage.

tinker with

fiddle, adjust, repair, modify, fix

destroy, neglect, abandon

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

to formally end or stop something; to cancel or eliminate completely

to divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs

to flatter or behave excessively subserviently toward someone for advantage

To make something clear and easier to understand.

to talk proudly about one's achievements; to brag

To make someone poor or reduce the quality or richness of something.