jury-rig
verb /ˈdʒʊəri rɪɡ/
/ˈdʒʊri rɪɡ/
(North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jury-rig | /ˈdʒʊəri rɪɡ/ /ˈdʒʊri rɪɡ/ |
| he / she / it jury-rigs | /ˈdʒʊəri rɪɡz/ /ˈdʒʊri rɪɡz/ |
| past simple jury-rigged | /ˈdʒʊəri rɪɡd/ /ˈdʒʊri rɪɡd/ |
| past participle jury-rigged | /ˈdʒʊəri rɪɡd/ /ˈdʒʊri rɪɡd/ |
| -ing form jury-rigging | /ˈdʒʊəri rɪɡɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʊri rɪɡɪŋ/ |
- jury-rig something to make or build something with whatever materials are available, especially for temporary use
- In the shed they jury-rigged a cooking stove to get some heat.