tinker up

verb

To repair by tinkering

Meanings

verbtinker up (third-person singular simple present tinkers up, present participle tinkering up, simple past and past participle tinkered up)

present singular third person tinkers up · participle present tinkering up · participle past tinkered up · past tinkered up

  1. transitiveTo repair by tinkering
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