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rig
[ rig ]
verb (used with object)
- Chiefly Nautical.
- to put in proper order for working or use.
- to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc.
- to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
- to manipulate fraudulently:
Two leading companies in the industry were fined for rigging prices.
- to assemble, install, or prepare (often followed by up ).
- 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
- the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- 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.
- Also called drill rig. the equipment used in drilling an oil well.
- any combination trucking unit in which vehicles are hooked together, as a tractor-trailer.
- any kind of truck.
- a carriage, buckboard, sulky, or wagon together with the horse or horses that draw it.
- 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
- to equip or set up for use.
- Nautical. to place in an inactive state, stowing all lines, tackles, and other removable parts.
rig
1/ °ùɪɡ /
verb
- nautical to equip (a vessel, mast, etc) with (sails, rigging, etc)
- nautical to set up or prepare ready for use
- to put the components of (an aircraft, etc) into their correct positions
- to manipulate in a fraudulent manner, esp for profit
to rig an election
to rig prices
noun
- nautical the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel
- the installation used in drilling for and exploiting natural oil and gas deposits In fulldrilling rig
an oil rig
- apparatus or equipment; gear
- an amateur radio operator's transmitting and receiving set
- a carriage together with one or more horses
- an articulated lorry
rig
2/ °ùɪɡ /
noun
- dialect.a ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rig1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rig1
Origin of rig2
Example Sentences
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.
He also is alleged to have shot into two parked big rigs, hitting one of the drivers.
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.
He drew criticism from truck drivers for rejecting their push to require more regulation of autonomous big rigs.
Imamoglu denies all the charges against him, including "establishing a criminal organisation, taking bribes, extortion, and rigging a public tender".
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