ALL meanings of contraption
con·trap·tion
C c - countable noun contraption You can refer to a device or machine as a contraption, especially when it looks strange or you do not know what it is used for. 3
- noun contraption a device or contrivance, esp one considered strange, unnecessarily intricate, or improvised 3
- noun contraption a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, makeshift, etc.; contrivance or gadget 3
- noun contraption a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device. 1
- noun contraption machine 1
- noun contraption device, gadget 1
- noun contraption A machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe. 1
- noun contraption A machine that is complicated and precarious. 0
- noun contraption (figuratively, derogatory or ironic) Any object. 0