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- Dictionarycontraption/kənˈtrapʃn/
noun
- 1. a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe: "repairing stereos and making contraptions out of spare electronic bits"
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CONTRAPTION definition: 1. a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how…. Learn more.
contraption. (kəntræpʃən ) Word forms: contraptions. countable noun. You can refer to a device or machine as a contraption, especially when it looks strange or you do not know what it is used for. Wearers use the strange contraption for facial exercises.
The meaning of CONTRAPTION is device, gadget. How to use contraption in a sentence. What exactly is a contraption?
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.
noun. a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device. contraption. / kənˈtræpʃən / noun. informal. a device or contrivance, esp one considered strange, unnecessarily intricate, or improvised.
noun. /kənˈtræpʃn/. /kənˈtræpʃn/. 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. Word Origin.
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