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rig

  [rig] verb, rigged, rig⋅ging, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. Chiefly Nautical.
a. to put in proper order for working or use.
b. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc.
c. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
2. to furnish or provide with equipment, clothing, etc.; fit (usually fol. by out or up).
3. to assemble, install, or prepare (often fol. by up).
4. to manipulate fraudulently: to rig prices.
–noun
5. the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
6. apparatus for some purpose; equipment; outfit; gear: a hi-fi rig; Bring your rod and reel and all the rest of your fishing rig.
7. Also called drill rig. the equipment used in drilling an oil well.
8. any combination trucking unit in which vehicles are hooked together, as a tractor-trailer.
9. any kind of truck.
10. a carriage, buckboard, sulky, or wagon together with the horse or horses that draw it.
11. Informal. costume or dress, esp. when odd or conspicuous, or when designated for a particular purpose: He looks quite nifty in a butler's rig.
—Verb phrases
12. rig down, Nautical. to place in an inactive state, stowing all lines, tackles, and other removable parts.
13. rig up, to equip or set up for use.
Origin:
1480–90; 1930–35 for def. 4; prob. < Scand; cf. Norw, Sw rigg (n.), rigga (v.)
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rig   (rĭg)   
tr.v.   rigged, rig·ging, rigs

  1. To provide with a harness or equipment; fit out.

  2. Nautical

    1. To equip (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

    2. To fit (sails or shrouds, for example) to masts and yards.

  3. Informal To dress, clothe, or adorn: The costumer rigged out the actors in peasant clothing.

  4. To make or construct in haste or in a makeshift manner: rig up a tent for the night.

  5. To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain: rig a prizefight; rig stock prices.

n.  

  1. Nautical The arrangement of masts, spars, and sails on a sailing vessel.

  2. Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

    1. A truck or tractor.

    2. A tractor-trailer.

    3. A vehicle with one or more horses harnessed to it.

  4. The special apparatus used for drilling oil wells.

  5. Western U.S. See saddle.

  6. Informal A costume or an outfit: wore an outlandish rig to the office.

  7. Fishing tackle.


[Middle English riggen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian rigga, to bind.]
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