Repair and Tinker

Repair

Repair verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.

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Tinker and repair are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Tinker" with "Repair", this verbs are similar.

Tinker verb - Try to fix or mend.

Usage example: Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right

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Repair and tinker are semantically related in fiddle with topic. Sometimes you can use "Repair" instead a verb "Tinker".

Nearby Words: tinkering, tinkered

unit	repair unit	tinker unit
stuff	repair stuff	tinker stuff

But because it's a ship full of engineers who have nothing better to do than tinker, repair, or rebuild things it can keep up with (or outrun) any ship in the fleet.

Source: What a Piece of Junk
Law, "Odor in the Court." Midseason, Masius and Tinker were let go and William Finkelstein was brought in to attempt to repair the damage.

Source: Dork Age / Live-Action TV
Tinker tech is nearly impossible to mass produce or maintain and repair by anyone who isn't the inventor, and the last time someone tried to use his inventions to cure world hunger and pollution anyway, he got attacked by the Endbringers.

Source: Misapplied Phlebotinum

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