lash-up
Temporary improvised solution
A lash-up is something improvised or hastily assembled, often from whatever materials are at hand: We rigged up a lash-up shelter from tarps and branches.
The term suggests functionality over elegance—it works, but it's rough.
In British usage, a lash-up can also mean a mess or blunder: The whole project was a complete lash-up.
improvised
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- cobbled-togetherAssembled from random parts
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
- bodgedHastily, shoddily repaired
thrown-together · stopgap · ad-hoc · temporary · patchwork · rough-and-ready · expedient · improvised
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- cobbled-togetherAssembled from random parts
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
bodged · thrown-together · stopgap · ad-hoc · temporary · patchwork · rough-and-ready · expedient · improvised · slapdash
- makeshift fixesquick fix, stopgap, duct tape, band-aid, bandaid
- railroad slanghogger, highball, gandy dancer, boomer, crummy
- mechanical partsgears, levers, pulleys, bearings, springs
- makeshift repairsduct-tape fix, tape job, temp fix, emergency fix, field repair