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Plural for equipment or gear designed for a particular purpose
“This assists the contractor in selecting the appropriate rig for the job.”
Plural for a person's costume, outfit, or style of dress
“Officers and sailors who normally wear winter rig came to work in jeans, brightly colored shirts, and riding boots.”
Plural for a structure used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas
“Hopaluk said three crews of five worked at the rig, along with a rig manager.”
Plural for a carriage for carrying passengers, typically horse-drawn
“Two hunters had driven in a rig to the timber and had put their horse up in an old, log stable.”
Plural for a cunning trick or dishonest act with the intent to deceive
Plural for any wheeled vehicle used to move goods or cargo
Plural for a four-wheeled passenger vehicle, typically pulled by horses
Plural for the male reproductive organ
Plural for a practical joke or mischievous trick
Plural for tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked
Plural for a structure or frame providing support for tubing or equipment
Plural for an item of luggage
Plural for two or more animals, especially horses, in harness together to pull a vehicle
Plural for a large, tall machine used for lifting or moving heavy objects
To furnish with, or cause to be present
“Mel had pointed the boat into the wind so that Al and Abe could show us how to rig her properly.”
To assemble or set up, typically in a makeshift or hasty way
“On the pole, we could quickly rig a makeshift tent with ponchos.”
To engineer a certain outcome, typically underhandedly
“Even with his attempt to rig the results, Karzai still did not gain a majority.”
To dress or adorn in a particular outfit or style
“Though, to be sure, what is one to expect of an old fellow who will go and rig himself out in silks and embroidery like a dancing-master?”
To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated or intensive efforts
To influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money
To manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous
To develop or bring about the existence of (something)
To make more beautiful or attractive by adorning or decorating
To equip something with machinery
To bias (the odds) towards a particular outcome
To design with a new shape or form
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