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 Definition of 'makeshift':

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1. (noun) makeshift, stopgap, make-do
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency


2. (adj) improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift
done or made using whatever is available
"crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
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