rig up
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Every year, industrial specialists rig up a rope system that allows brave spring cleaners to access the aircraft from the ceiling.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025
A: It is often possible to remove a bed mechanism and still have a sofa, provided you rig up a way to support the sofa seat.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2022
Every day, aid groups hand out meals and the local authorities rig up water taps for the hundreds of migrants who gather at the site.
From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2021
Jerry Gully sat on a bar stool in the dim daylight inside Moose Lodge 2284 on Tuesday, wondering whether he could rig up a generator to pump water from a well.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2019
“Tell you what—Robbie will rig up a reading light for you. I’ll leave the generator on. Will you want some breakfast?”
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
