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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | play at; tinker |
| Synonyms: | amuse oneself with, be amateur, dally, dilly-dally, fiddle with, flirt with, horse around, idle, kid around, mess around, monkey around, monkey*, muck around, not be serious, play, play around, play games with, toy with, trifle, trifle with, work superficially |
| Antonyms: | take seriously |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tinker |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fiddle with |
| Synonyms: | dabble, doodle, fix, mess with, mess*, monkey*, muck about, niggle, play, play with, puddle, putter, repair, take apart, toy, trifle with |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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