English

Alternative forms

• jury rig

Verb

jury-rig ‎(third-person singular simple present jury-rigs, present participle jury-rigging, simple 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
• nigger-rig (offensive)
• MacGyver

Derived terms

• jury-rigged

Translations

Noun

jury-rig ‎(plural jury-rigs)

1. (nautical) An improvised rigging.

Translations

See also

• MacGyver
• hack

Etymology 2

See jury, rig.

Verb

jury-rig ‎(third-person singular simple present jury-rigs, present participle jury-rigging, simple 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.