Make shift

verb

Definitions

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

2.nounA temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

3.adjectiveMade to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

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

4.nounA rogue; a shifty person.

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