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rig

[ rig ]

verb (used with object)

rigged, rigging.
  1. Chiefly Nautical.
    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 by up ).
  4. to furnish or provide with equipment, clothing, etc.; fit (usually followed by out or up ):

    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. the 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. costume 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. Nautical. to place in an inactive state, stowing all lines, tackles, and other removable parts.

rig

1

/ °ùɪɡ /

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 an election

    to rig prices

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. nautical the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel
  2. the installation used in drilling for and exploiting natural oil and gas deposits In fulldrilling rig

    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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rig

2

/ °ùɪɡ /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùr¾±²µî€ƒ verb (used with object) outrigged outrigging
  • ´Çv±ð°ù·°ù¾±²µ²µ±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·°ù¾±²µ²µ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rig1

First recorded in 1480–90; 1930–35 rig fordef 2; probably from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish rigg (noun), rigga (verb)
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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He claimed that the country and his political opposition had been infiltrated by North Korean and Chinese spies, and that these "anti-state forces" had rigged past elections.

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He also is alleged to have shot into two parked big rigs, hitting one of the drivers.

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The system is rigged, to be sure, but shows like TLC’s reality programming play a part in only showing severely disabled people who are independently wealthy.

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He drew criticism from truck drivers for rejecting their push to require more regulation of autonomous big rigs.

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Imamoglu denies all the charges against him, including "establishing a criminal organisation, taking bribes, extortion, and rigging a public tender".

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