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Rig   /rɪg/   Listen
Rig

noun
1.
Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise.
2.
A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together.  Synonyms: articulated lorry, semi, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig.
3.
Formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel.  Synonym: rigging.
4.
A set of clothing (with accessories).  Synonyms: getup, outfit, turnout.
5.
Gear used in fishing.  Synonyms: fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle.
6.
A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses.  Synonyms: carriage, equipage.
7.
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme.  Synonyms: cheat, swindle.
verb
(past & past part. rigged; pres. part. rigging)
1.
Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit.  Synonym: set up.
2.
Manipulate in a fraudulent manner.  Synonym: manipulate.
3.
Connect or secure to.
4.
Equip with sails or masts.  Synonyms: set, set up.



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"Rig" Quotes from Famous Books



... to rig up a b'ar-trap outside," Ben said, "or we shall be having them here after the meat; and a b'ar's ham now and then will make a change. Wapiti flesh ain't bad, but we should get dog-goned tired of it ...
— In The Heart Of The Rockies • G. A. Henty
... irresistible violence. The ship, still in the trough of the sea, heaved and plunged in the overwhelming waves, which howled madly around and leaped over her like wolves eager for their prey. The wind was too fierce to permit even an attempt to rig ...
— Cord and Creese • James de Mille
... the trouble. Up on the ice I was working on that problem, and had managed secretly to rig up a contrivance that would have done the trick. But we can't go back for it. That way is blocked." He mused, half to himself. "If only we could lay our hands on a solar disintegrating machine, the ...
— Astounding Stories, July, 1931 • Various
... fact is, there isn't going to be any battle to-day. It's been put off, on account of the change in the weather. You will have due notice of the renewal of hostilities. And now you'd better jump in and I'll drive you home. You've been running a fine rig! Why, you might have both been ...
— The Golden Age • Kenneth Grahame
... Advancing, retreating, with rig well upreared, Her looks testify to her ire; And every manoeuvre, it is to be feared, Will ...
— The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales In Verse - Together With Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects • Thomas Cowherd


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