Rejig

Quick meaning: Rejig is a verb meaning (transitive) To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.

Meaning

(transitive) To rearrange or tweak (something), especially in order to improve it or make it suitable for some purpose.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, dated) To provide (a place, etc.) with new equipment or machinery; to reequip, to refit.
2. (transitive, mining) To separate or sort (ore) again in a jigger or sieve.
3. (chiefly British) A rearrangement, a reorganization.

Example Sentences

They simply cannot deliver what they promised. Nor will an affronted, alienated Brussels help them do so. Rejigged single market access? Forget it.

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.

The DfT's help didn't extend beyond the train operating companies (TOCs) for which it is responsible. Open access operators were left apart, and this forced Hull Trains to suspend its entire service. In turn, LNER had to rejig its timetables to fill the void and keep Hull served.

Word Forms

• rejigs
• rejigging
• rejigged

Synonyms for rejig

Depending on context, synonyms include refashion, rejigger, rejiggle, rejigging, reshuffle, restructuring.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include re-equip, rejigger, retool, restyle, rework, reengineer.

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