rejig
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rejig
- /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ UK
- /ɹiˈd͡ʒɪɡ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪɡ
Where it comes from
The verb is derived from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + jig (“to move briskly; to move with jerks or vibrations”). The noun is derived from the verb.
verb rejigs · rejigging · rejigged
- To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose. The rejigged visiting defence was quickly under pressure, Dean Shiels played a neat one-two with Zdenek Kroca and only a brave Peter Enckelman save at the feet of the Northern Irishman prevented an opening goal.
- To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit.
- To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve.
noun rejigs
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A rearrangement, a reorganization.
Similar: rejigging, reshuffle, restructuring
Translations
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verb to rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it to make it suitable for some purpose
| Deutsch | umkrempeln |
|---|---|
| Italiano | riequipaggiàre |
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