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kludge out

kludge out verb: to work out or fix a problem, usually in a makeshift fashion.

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.
    • Backdoors and hidden control codes were found and deleted, alternate routes were explored, and power systems were kludged out of anything available—one major router in Boston was being powered by teams of bicycle riders taking shifts turning portable generators.2013, JD Ludwig, Overreach: Blood of Patriots

Forms of kludge out

third-person singular presentkludges out
present participlekludging out
past participlekludged out
pastkludged out

Origin of kludge out

From kludge + out.

Questions about kludge out

What does kludge out mean?
Kludge out means to work out or fix a problem, usually in a makeshift fashion.
What part of speech is kludge out?
Kludge out is a verb.
What is the past tense of kludge out?
The past tense of kludge out is kludged out.

Words near kludge out in the dictionary

  1. Kluck
  2. Klucks
  3. kludd
  4. kludds
  5. kludge
  6. kludge out
  7. kludged
  8. kludged out
  9. kludgeocracies
  10. kludgeocracy
  11. kludges

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