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rig

[rig]

verb (used with object)

rigged, rigging 
  1. Chiefly Nautical.Ģż

    1. to put in proper order for working or use.

    2. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc.

    3. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.

  2. to manipulate fraudulently.

    Two leading companies in the industry were fined for rigging prices.

  3. to assemble, install, or prepare (often followed byup ).

  4. to furnish or provide with equipment, clothing, etc.; fit (usually followed by out orup ).

    The ground crew rigged us out in leather helmets and bomber jackets.



noun

  1. the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.

  2. apparatus for some purpose; equipment; outfit; gear.

    Bring your rod and reel and all the rest of your fishing rig.

    This other PC over here is my main gaming rig.

  3. Also called drill rig.Ģżthe equipment used in drilling an oil well.

  4. any combination trucking unit in which vehicles are hooked together, as a tractor-trailer.

  5. any kind of truck.

  6. a carriage, buckboard, sulky, or wagon together with the horse or horses that draw it.

  7. Informal.Ģżcostume or dress, especially when odd or conspicuous, or when designated for a particular purpose.

    He looks quite nifty in a butler's rig.

verb phrase

  1. to equip or set up for use.

  2. NauticalĢżto place in an inactive state, stowing all lines, tackles, and other removable parts.

rig

1

/ °łÉŖÉ” /

verb

  1. nautical to equip (a vessel, mast, etc) with (sails, rigging, etc)

  2. nautical to set up or prepare ready for use

  3. to put the components of (an aircraft, etc) into their correct positions

  4. to manipulate in a fraudulent manner, esp for profit

    to rig prices

    to rig an election

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noun

  1. nautical the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel

  2. In full: drilling rig.Ģżthe installation used in drilling for and exploiting natural oil and gas deposits

    an oil rig

  3. apparatus or equipment; gear

  4. an amateur radio operator's transmitting and receiving set

  5. a carriage together with one or more horses

  6. an articulated lorry

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rig

2

/ °łÉŖÉ” /

noun

  1. dialectĢża ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • outrig verb (used with object)
  • overrigged adjective
  • underrigged adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of rig1

First recorded in 1480–90; 1930–35 rig for def. 2; probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish rigg (noun), rigga (verb)
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of rig1

C15: from Scandinavian; related to Norwegian rigga to wrap

Origin of rig2

a variant of ridge
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In this episode, Amanda explains how the system is still rigged to tear women down.

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There’s a version of it where I’m pursuing the bus on a bike rig that is fueled by a motor, almost like a small go-kart.

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He retired after a career piloting big rigs and started making deliveries and training White Pony drivers about three years ago.

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ā€œPlus, to rig an entire 19th century castle with cameras would be a big job.ā€

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Bruce drugs his hostages, rigs them to a crane and films them being lowered into the water, capturing their inevitable demise on tape in horrific snuff films.

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