rig up

VERB
  1. erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure
    Can he rig up a P.A. system?
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How To Use rig up In A Sentence

  • You can adjust the cant to your preference for strong side carry, or set the rig up for cross draw if you're working out of a car for long periods.
  • We managed to rig up a shelter for the night.
  • Until now, if your boat didn't have hot water the next best solution was to rig up a sun shower or heat up a pot on the stove.
  • Further along, past the stoic old-timers playing bocci, and a wet-suited man struggling to rig up his windsurfer, a derelict concrete edifice looms high over the beach.
  • Just getting the rig up to the location was an incredible undertaking, as filming in a national park in Tenerife – Teide, the third tallest volcano in the world – meant strict guidelines had to be followed. 41 High Resolution Photos from Clash of the Titans | /Film
  • We had to cook our bully beef on a little Primus stove on the deck and rig up our own shade from the sun.
  • Then rig up booby traps in case anybody else tries to get in. The Sun
  • Then rig up booby traps in case anybody else tries to get in. The Sun
  • Can he rig up a P.A. system?
  • In the television age, senators have avoided round-the-clock talkathons, which had led their predecessors to set up cots in cloakrooms and rig up plastic bags so they wouldn't have to interrupt their orations for a bathroom break.
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