jerry-rigging

ˈdʒɛri ˌrɪɡɪŋ

Definition of jerry-rigging - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

makeshift repair

Rare

quick and temporary fix using available materials

Rare

The broken chair was held together by jerry-rigging.

jury-rigging

makeshift

improvised solution

Rare

solution made with limited resources and tools

Rare

The leaking pipe was stopped with some jerry-rigging.

improvisation

jury-rigging

makeshift

Adjective

improvised

Rare

constructed in a makeshift or hasty manner

Rare

The jerry-rigging solution held up just long enough to finish the project.

improvised

makeshift

temporary

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Origin of jerry-rigging

English, jerry (bad) + rig (assemble)

Examples of jerry-rigging in a sentence

His jerry-rigging of the car engine got it running again.
The car was kept running with some clever jerry-rigging.
Jerry-rigging was necessary to fix the broken chair.
The jerry-rigging bridge lasted through the storm.
His jerry-rigging repairs were surprisingly effective.

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French:bricolage, bricolé, ...
German:provisorische Reparatur, provisorisch, ...
Italian:riparazione improvvisata, improvvisato, ...
Spanish:arreglo improvisado, improvisado, ...
Portuguese:reparo improvisado, improvisado, ...
Chinese:临时拼凑, 临时的, ...
Japanese:応急処置, 即席の, ...
Arabic:إصلاح مؤقت, مُرْتَجَل, ...
Hebrew:תִּקּוּן מְאֻלְתָּר, מְאוּלְתָּר, ...
Russian:временная починка, импровизированный, ...
Ukrainian:тимчасовий ремонт, тимчасовий, ...
Hindi:जैरी-रिगिंग, अस्थायी रूप से, ...
Bengali:জেরি-রিগিং, অস্থায়ীভাবে নির্মিত, ...
Catalan:reparació improvisada, improvisat, ...
Czech:provizorium, provizorní, ...
Danish:nødløsning, provisorisk, ...
Dutch:gepruts, provisorisch, ...
Greek:πρόχειρη επιδιόρθωση, πρόχειρος, ...
Hungarian:tákolás, összetákolt, ...
Khmer:ការជួសជុលបណ្តោះអាសន្នដោយប្រើសម្ភារៈដែលមានស្រាប់, ធ្វើឡើងបណ្តោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:임시 수리, 임시의, ...
Persian:تعمیر موقت, موقتی, ...
Polish:prowizoryczna naprawa, prowizoryczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):gambiarra, improvisado, ...
Romanian:improvizație, improvizat, ...
Swedish:provisorisk lösning, provisorisk, ...
Thai:การซ่อมแซมชั่วคราว, ชั่วคราว, ...
Turkish:geçici onarım, geçici, ...
Vietnamese:sửa chữa tạm thời, tạm thời, ...

jerry-rig

ˈdʒɛri rɪɡ

Definition of jerry-rig - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

temporary fix

Rare

fix temporarily in a haphazard way

Rare

She jerry-rigged the leaky pipe with a plastic bag.
He jerry-rigged the broken chair with some tape.
They had to jerry-rig the tent using spare parts.

improvise

jury-rig

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Origin of jerry-rig

English, jury-rig (temporary fix)

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French:bricoler, ...
German:zusammenflicken, ...
Italian:riparare, ...
Spanish:arreglar, ...
Portuguese:improvisar, ...
Chinese:临时修理, ...
Japanese:応急処置する, ...
Arabic:رتق, ...
Hebrew:לְאַלְתֵּר, ...
Russian:временно починить, ...
Ukrainian:тимчасово виправляти, ...
Hindi:अस्थायी रूप से ठीक करना, ...
Bengali:অস্থায়ীভাবে মেরামত করা, ...
Catalan:arreglar provisionalment, ...
Czech:zbastlit, ...
Danish:fikse, ...
Dutch:provisorisch repareren, ...
Greek:διορθώνω πρόχειρα, ...
Hungarian:összetákolni, ...
Khmer:ជួសជុលបណ្តោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:대충 고치다, ...
Persian:سرهم‌بندی کرد, ...
Polish:prowizorycznie naprawić, ...
Portuguese (BR):improvisar, ...
Romanian:a improviza, ...
Swedish:fixa tillfälligt, ...
Thai:ซ่อมชั่วคราว, ...
Turkish:geçici olarak tamir etmek, ...
Vietnamese:vá tạm, ...

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