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jury-rig

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. jury-rig (verb)
  2. jury-rigged (adjective)

jury–rig

verb

Definition of JURY-RIG

to make or assemble roughly or hastily <we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture>
Synonyms jury-rig, patch (together), throw up
Related Words dash (off); jerry-build
Near Antonyms craft, handcraft; fashion, forge, hammer out, pound (out)