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Definition of 'rig'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) rig
to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with rigging.

2.  rig
to furnish with equipment or clothing (usu. fol. by out or up).

3.  rig
to assemble, install, or prepare (often fol. by up).

4.  rig
to manipulate fraudulently:
to rig prices.

5. (n.) rig
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.

6.  rig
apparatus designed for some purpose:
a hi-fi rig; oil-drilling rig.

7.  rig
a tractor-trailer.

8.  rig
a carriage or wagon together with its horse.

9.  rig
costume; clothing.

Etymology: (1480–90; prob. < Scand; cf. Norw, Sw rigg (n.), rigga (v.))

Definition of 'rig'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) rig
gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

2. (noun) trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, semi
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

3. (noun) rig, rigging
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

4. (noun) outfit, getup, rig, turnout
a set of clothing (with accessories)
"his getup was exceedingly elegant"

5. (noun) fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
gear used in fishing

6. (noun) carriage, equipage, rig
a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

7. (verb) swindle, cheat, rig
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
"that book is a fraud"

8. (verb) rig, set up
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
"rig an election"

9. (verb) rig, manipulate
manipulate in a fraudulent manner
"rig prices"

10. (verb) rig
connect or secure to
"They rigged the bomb to the ignition"

11. (verb) rig, set, set up
equip with sails or masts
"rig a ship"

Definition of 'rig'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) rig
to dishonestly influence a competitive activity, election, etc.
The ruling party rigged the election.

2. rig
to change a device or machine to make it do sth it is not intended to do
He rigged the camera so that it turned on when someone pushed "off."; a car rigged with explosives

Definition of 'rig'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) rig
a ridge

2. (noun) rig
the peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix

3. (noun) rig
dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing

4. (noun) rig
a romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct

5. (noun) rig
a sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic

6. (noun) rig
a blast of wind

7. (verb) rig
to furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling

8. (verb) rig
to dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out

9. (verb) rig
to play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks

10. (verb) rig
to make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer

Translation of 'rig'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to fit (a ship) with ropes and sails.
Afrikaans: takelwerk aansit	Arabic: يُزَوِّد السَّفينَه بالأش	Bulgarian: снабдявам кораб с такелаж
Brazilian: equipar	Czech: připevnit lana a plachty	German: auftakeln
Danish: rigge til	Greek: εξοπλίζω, αρματώνω	Spanish: aparejar
Estonian: taglastama	Farsi: بر پا کردن بادبان ها	Finnish: takiloida
French: gréer	Hebrew: לְצַיֵיד סְפִינָה	Hindi: उपकरण से लेस करना, चालाकी
Croatian: opremiti nečim, opremiti	Hungarian: felszerel	Indonesian: memberi perlengkapan
Icelandic: búa út (skip)	Italian: equipaggiare	Japanese: 出航の装備をする
Korean: (돛, 삭구(索具) 등을) 갖추다	Lithuanian: įtaisyti (kur) bures ir t	Latvian: aptakelēt
Malay: melengkapkan kapal	Dutch: optuigen	Norwegian: rigge
Polish: otaklować	Persian: بر پا کردن بادبان ها	Pashto: سمبالول (دبيړۍ)،سمول ، جو
Portuguese: equipar	Romanian: a echipa	Russian: оснащать, вооружать
Slovak: pripevniť laná a plachty	Slovenian: opremiti ladjo	Serbian: opremiti brod
Swedish: rigga	Thai: ขึงใบเรือ	Turkish: donatmak
Taiwanese: 裝上帆纜和船帆	Ukrainian: оснащувати	Urdu: جہاز کو ساز و سامان مہیا
Vietnamese: trang bị cho tàu thuyền	Chinese: 装备帆缆给（船）装备帆缆
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