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- Definition of contraption noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a machine or piece of equipment that looks strange or complicated and possibly does not work well She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.
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The meaning of CONTRAPTION is device, gadget. How to use contraption in a sentence. What exactly is a contraption?
CONTRAPTION definition: 1. a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how…. Learn more.
CONTRAPTION meaning: 1. a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how…. Learn more.
a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, makeshift, etc.; contrivance or gadget
Contraption definition: a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device. . See examples of CONTRAPTION used in a sentence.
A contraption is a device that has a specific purpose and is often overly complicated. If your dad yells, “Get that contraption out of here!” He doesn’t appreciate the Rube Goldberg machine you made out of his golf clubs.
a machine or piece of equipment that looks strange or complicated and possibly does not work well. She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish.
