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- Dictionaryrig/rɪɡ/
verb
- 1. provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging: "the catamaran will be rigged as a ketch" Similar
- 2. set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically in a makeshift or hasty way: "he had rigged up a sort of tent" Similar
noun
- 1. the particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged: "a ketch rig"
- 2. a device or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose: "a lighting rig" Similar
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The meaning of RIGGED is manipulated or controlled by deceptive or dishonest means. How to use rigged in a sentence.
to arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed: Previous elections in the country have been rigged by the ruling party. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Elections. absentee ballot. absentee voter. absentee voting. enfranchisement. entrance poll. exit poll. first-past-the-post. flip.
RIGGING definition: 1. the act of arranging dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be…. Learn more.
When something is rigged, it's fully equipped and ready to go. You'll usually find this adjective describing a sailboat or ship with masts and sails. A fully rigged boat has all the necessary ropes, sails, and masts that it needs to travel on the water.
RIG meaning: 1. to arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed: 2…. Learn more.
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 prices.
rig something (up) (with something) to fit equipment somewhere, sometimes secretly. The lights had been rigged (up) but not yet tested. The car had been rigged with about 300 pounds of explosive. I was rigged up to a machine that monitored the baby’s heartbeat.
The meaning of RIG is to fit out with rigging. How to use rig in a sentence. to fit out with rigging; clothe, dress —usually used with out; to furnish with special gear : equip…
Other forms: rigging; rigged; rigs. When you rig something, you connect parts in a way that's so crazy it just might work. You could rig your jeans by using a paper clip to replace a button that pops. Rig can also describe deceiving people to achieve a certain outcome.
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.
