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Meaning of make shift

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

make shift

verb

Definitions

  1. To contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficulty.

noun

Definitions

  1. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

    Example: They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

noun

Definitions

  1. A rogue; a shifty person.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/make%20shifthttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makeshift

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