English Explanatory Dictionary

make-do

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. improvised, makeshift
noun
  1. A temporary or makeshift expedient.

Word forms

make-do more make-do most make-do make-dos

Etymology

Deverbal from make do.

Synonyms

band-aid band-aid solution bodge cludge fiddle hack hack job jugaad kludge kluge lash-up make-do makeshift patch patch-up put-together quick-and-dirty quick fix stopgap workaround

Related words

make do make do and mend
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