RIG (rigged, rigging)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rig mean? 

• RIG (noun)
  The noun RIG has 7 senses:

1. gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

2. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

3. formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

4. a set of clothing (with accessories)

5. gear used in fishing

6. a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

7. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

  Familiarity information: RIG used as a noun is common.

• RIG (verb)
  The verb RIG has 4 senses:

1. arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

2. manipulate in a fraudulent manner

3. connect or secure to

4. equip with sails or masts

  Familiarity information: RIG used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RIG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rig" is a kind of...):

appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rig"):

drill rig; drilling rig; oil rig; oilrig (rig used in drilling for oil or gas)

Derivation:

rig (connect or secure to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

articulated lorry; rig; semi; tractor trailer; trailer truck; trucking rig

Hypernyms ("rig" is a kind of...):

motortruck; truck (an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)

Meronyms (parts of "rig"):

semi; semitrailer (a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle)

trailer (a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rig"):

tandem trailer (trucking rig with two trailers in tandem)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

rig; rigging

Hypernyms ("rig" is a kind of...):

formation (a particular spatial arrangement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rig"):

Bermuda rig; Bermudan rig; Bermudian rig; Marconi rig (a rig of triangular sails for a yacht)

cat rig (rig of a catboat)

fore-and-aft rig (rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft)

lateen-rig (the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel)

Derivation:

rig (equip with sails or masts)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A set of clothing (with accessories)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

getup; outfit; rig; turnout

Context example:

his getup was exceedingly elegant

Hypernyms ("rig" is a kind of...):

attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rig"):

bib-and-tucker (an attractive outfit)

ensemble (a coordinated outfit (set of clothing))

playsuit (a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse)

trousseau (the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Gear used in fishing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fishing gear; fishing rig; fishing tackle; rig; tackle

Hypernyms ("rig" is a kind of...):

appurtenance; gear; paraphernalia (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)

Meronyms (parts of "rig"):

gig (a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting)

Meronyms (members of "rig"):

bob; bobber; bobfloat; cork (a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line)

spinner (fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water)

fishgig; fizgig; gig; lance; spear (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)

reel (winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod)

landing net (a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water)

gaff (an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish)

fishing pole; fishing rod (a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line)

fishing line (a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached)

fishhook (a sharp barbed hook for catching fish)

harpoon (a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

carriage; equipage; rig

Hypernyms ("rig" is a kind of...):

horse-drawn vehicle (a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses)

Meronyms (parts of "rig"):

rumble (a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage)

axletree (a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rig"):

gharry (a horse-drawn carriage in India)

gig (small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood)

hackney; hackney carriage; hackney coach (a carriage for hire)

hansom; hansom cab (a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers)

landau (a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately)

post chaise (closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail)

stanhope (a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat)

surrey (a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats)

trap (a light two-wheeled carriage)

troika (a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast)

coach; coach-and-four; four-in-hand (a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver)

barouche (a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top)

brougham (light carriage; pulled by a single horse)

buckboard (an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles)

buggy; roadster (a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse)

cab; cabriolet (small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood)

caroche (a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century)

chaise; shay (a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse)

chariot (a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage)

clarence (a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers)

droshky; drosky (an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia)

Sense 7

Meaning:

The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cheat; rig; swindle

Context example:

that book is a fraud

Hypernyms ("rig" is a kind of...):

fraud (intentional deception resulting in injury to another person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rig"):

bunco; bunco game; bunko; bunko game; con; con game; confidence game; confidence trick; flimflam; hustle; sting (a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property)

gip; gyp ((sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating)

pyramiding (a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated)

holdout (the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later)

swiz (British slang for a swindle)

shell game; thimblerig (a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under)

cozenage; scam (a fraudulent business scheme)

Derivation:

rig (manipulate in a fraudulent manner)

rig (arrange the outcome of by means of deceit)

• RIG (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

rig; set up

Context example:

rig an election

Hypernyms (to "rig" is one way to...):

cheat; chisel (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rig (the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Manipulate in a fraudulent manner

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

manipulate; rig

Context example:

rig prices

Hypernyms (to "rig" is one way to...):

price (determine the price of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rig (the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Connect or secure to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

They rigged the bomb to the ignition

Hypernyms (to "rig" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

rig (gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Equip with sails or masts

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

rig; set; set up

Context example:

rig a ship

Hypernyms (to "rig" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

rig (formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel)

rigger (someone who rigs ships)

rigging (formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel)

rigging (gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails)

 Context examples 

The wind shrieked a wild song through the rigging.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Another cursed the Admiralty Courts, where a prize goes in as a full-rigged ship and comes out as a schooner.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So I rigged this framework which keeps them from bein' too pressin' in their attentions.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I suppose the others are torn up to rig ships, bandage cut fingers, or make kite tails.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

And the Spy-glass is sold, lease and goodwill and rigging; and the old girl's off to meet me.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“She must be newly rigged,” said Steerforth, “and I shall leave Littimer behind to see it done, that I may know she is quite complete. Did I tell you Littimer had come down?”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

He could not express what he felt, and to himself he likened himself to a sailor, in a strange ship, on a dark night, groping about in the unfamiliar running rigging.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

That the largest balls thus discharged, would not only destroy whole ranks of an army at once, but batter the strongest walls to the ground, sink down ships, with a thousand men in each, to the bottom of the sea, and when linked together by a chain, would cut through masts and rigging, divide hundreds of bodies in the middle, and lay all waste before them.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

While I was rigging it between the top of the spar and the opposite rail, Wolf Larsen came on the scene.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"No, I wouldn't, for the smart caps won't match the plain gowns without any trimming on them. Poor folks shouldn't rig," said Jo decidedly.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)