rig sth up
— phrasal verb with rig uk/rɪɡ/us/rɪɡ/verb [ T ] -gg-
to quickly make a piece of equipment from any materials you can find:
I rigged up a temporary radio aerial from a coat hanger.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- bung
- change sth around
- clap
- consign
- consign sb/sth to sth
- fit
- manoeuvre
- perch
- pop
- position
- sandwich sth together
- set sb down
- shelve
- shove
- situate
- stand
- stuff
- whack
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