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make shift

verb

Definitions

  1. To contrive

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

    • Ecod, I thank your worship, I'll make a shift to stay my stomach with a slice of cold beef in the pantry.

  2. Alternative form of makeshift.

    • Bill saw the road as an advantage for him, but he still didn't like the fact that he was seeing more and more make shift camps preparing to build permanent homes for the settling, unwanted new comers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA