rig up

1. 1.

   erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure

   “Can he rig up a P.A. system?”

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Questions about rig up

What does rig up mean?

rig up means "erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure".

Is rig up a common word?

rig up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.