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contraption

[ kuhn-trap-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.


contraption

/ kənˈtræpʃən /

noun

  1. informal.
    a device or contrivance, esp one considered strange, unnecessarily intricate, or improvised


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Other Words From

  • con·trap·tious adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of contraption1

First recorded in 1815–25; perhaps contr(ivance) + (ad)aption, variant of adaptation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of contraption1

C19: perhaps from con ( trivance ) + trap 1+ ( inven ) tion

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Example Sentences

Rosina, when she saw me cooling, had no such merciful contraption ready.

The wrestling worthy accessory is a bit of a misnomer—there is no cheekily exposed skin in this full-coverage contraption.

The gun range is nothing alarming—a plastic contraption with a toy pistol aiming at a series of targets a few feet away.

I parked the stroller at the base of the metal slide and wrestled Julia in her bulky snowsuit out of the belted contraption.

Called “Hövding,” the simple-looking contraption takes its cue from car airbags.

None of them had ever seen a piano before and June must play the "shiny contraption" and sing a song.

Jordde held something like a black whip in his hand, only the end went to a box-like contraption strapped to his back.

Four spindly legs led up to a globular body encased in a harness-like contraption.

I niver knowed that ye could shoot a bear with a shmall contraption like that black box.

It lay along a flat sheet of perforated steel––the homeliest contraption imaginable.

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