ALL meanings of jury-rig
ju·ry-rig
J j - noun jury-rig Nautical. a temporary rig to replace a permanent rig that has been disabled, lost overboard, etc. 1
- noun jury-rig any makeshift arrangement of machinery or the like. 1
- verb with object jury-rig to assemble quickly or from whatever is at hand, especially for temporary use: to jury-rig stage lights using automobile headlights. 1
- verb with object jury-rig Nautical. to replace (a rudder, mast, etc.) with a jury-rig: We jury-rigged a fore-topmast after the storm had snapped ours off. 1
- noun jury-rig (nautical) An improvised rigging. 0
- verb jury-rig (Transitive Verb) (nautical) To make an improvised rigging or assembly from whatever is available. 0
- verb jury-rig (Transitive Verb) To create a makeshift, ad hoc solution from resources at hand. 0
- verb jury-rig 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. 0