rig

UK /ɹɪɡ/ US /ɹɪɡ/
noun 12verb 6

Definitions

noun

1

The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

2

Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

The climbers each had a different rig for climbing that particular rockface.

We used a ground-level rig to safely learn how to tile a gable roof.

3

A large truck, especially a semi-trailer truck.

Every rig at the truckstop had custom-made mud-flaps.

"Big Joe's the name," an' I told him mine / He said: "The name of my rig is Phantom 309."

4

The special apparatus used for drilling wells.

5

A costume or an outfit.

My sister and I always made our own rigs for Halloween.

verb

1

To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

2

To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

To rig such massive equipment requires experienced riggers

3

To dress or clothe in some costume.

4

To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

rig up a makeshift shelter

5

To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

to rig an election

Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult.[…]Governments have to find the best people to fill important jobs: there is a limited supply of people who understand the financial system, for example. But governments must also remember that businesses are self-interested actors who will try to rig the system for their own benefit.

noun

1

A ridge.

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