jury-rig

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdʒʊə.ɹi ɹɪɡ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdʒʊɹ.i ɹɪɡ/, /ˈdʒɛɹ.i ɹɪɡ/

Verb

jury-rig (jury-rigs, present participle jury-rigging; past and past participle jury-rigged)

1. (nautical, transitive) To make an improvised rigging or assembly from whatever is available.
2. (transitive) To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand.

Synonyms

• jerry-rig
• kludge out
• MacGyver
• nigger-rig (offensive)

Translations

• Russian: сде́лать

Noun

jury-rig (plural jury-rigs)

1. (nautical) An improvised rigging.

Translations

• French: gréement de fortune

Verb

jury-rig (jury-rigs, present participle jury-rigging; past and past participle jury-rigged)

1. To rig a jury; to engage in jury rigging (that is, jury tampering); to improperly influence jurors, or the selection of jurors, such that they return a certain result.

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