jury-rig

verb

ˈju̇r-ē-ˌrig How to pronounce jury-rig (audio)
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as in to patch (together)
to make or assemble roughly or hastily we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture

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Recent Examples of jury-rig Giger jury-rigged a connection between his bike pump and the microscope. — Quanta Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 After arriving, Waters pointed a flashlight at a fuse box to jury-rig the generator’s connection. — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024 Giger jury-rigged a connection between his bike pump and the microscope. — Molly Herring, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025

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“Jury-rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jury-rig. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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