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TROUBLE-SHOOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trouble-shoot mean?
• TROUBLE-SHOOT (verb)
The verb TROUBLE-SHOOT has 1 sense:
1. solve problems
Familiarity information: TROUBLE-SHOOT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they trouble-shoot ... he / she / it trouble-shoots
Past simple: trouble-shooted
Past participle: trouble-shooted
-ing form: trouble-shooting
... he / she / it trouble-shoots Past simple: trouble-shooted
Past participle: trouble-shooted
-ing form: trouble-shooting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Solve problems
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
trouble-shoot; troubleshoot
Context example:
He is known to be good at trouble-shooting
Hypernyms (to "trouble-shoot" is one way to...):
bushel; doctor; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; restore; touch on (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
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