"kludge out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kludges out [present, singular, third-person], kludging out [participle, present], kludged out [participle, past], kludged out [past]
Etymology: From kludge + out. Etymology templates: {{af|en|kludge|out}} kludge + out Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kludge out (third-person singular simple present kludges out, present participle kludging out, simple past and past participle kludged out)
  1. (transitive) To work out or fix a problem, usually in a makeshift fashion. Tags: transitive Related terms: jury-rig
    Sense id: en-kludge_out-en-verb-R~SszGSH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kludge out meaning in English (1.7kB)

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        "(transitive) To work out or fix a problem, usually in a makeshift fashion."
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