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rig up

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rig up
vb
(tr, adverb) to erect or construct, esp as a temporary measure cameras were rigged up to televise the event
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Verb1.rig up - erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure; "Can he rig up a P.A. system?"
assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
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? rig up
vt sep ship → auftakeln; equipment → aufbauen; (fig: = make) → improvisieren; (= arrange) → arrangieren


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Give me the tops and I'll soon rig up a pair still.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
I finally chose a front room on the third floor, because this brought me nearer to Dejah Thoris, whose apartment was on the second floor of the adjoining building, and it flashed upon me that I could rig up some means of communication whereby she might signal me in case she needed either my services or my protection.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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