"lash up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lashes up [present, singular, third-person], lashing up [participle, present], lashed up [participle, past], lashed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lash up (third-person singular simple present lashes up, present participle lashing up, simple past and past participle lashed up)
  1. (transitive, informal) To construct in a shoddy, makeshift manner. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: jury-rig Derived forms: lash-up [noun], lashup [noun]
    Sense id: en-lash_up-en-verb-k1HdLbY9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

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