rig1
v.
(rigs, rigging, rigged)
- provide (a boat) with sails and rigging.
▸assemble and adjust (the equipment of a sailing boat, aircraft, etc.) in readiness for operation.
▸
(often rig something up)
set up (a device or structure), typically in a makeshift way.
-
(often rig someone out)
provide with clothes of a particular type.
n.
- the arrangement of a boat's sails and rigging.
▸the sail, mast, and boom of a windsurfer.
- an apparatus or device for a particular purpose.
▸an oil rig or drilling rig.
▸(in CB and short-wave radio) a transmitter and receiver.
▸a type of construction for fishing tackle that bears the bait and hook.
- a person's costume or outfit.
- chiefly N. Amer. & Austral./NZ a truck.
Phrase
- full rig
informal smart or ceremonial clothes.
Derivative
Etymology
C15: perh. of Scand. origin.
rig2
v.
(rigs, rigging, rigged)
manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to gain an advantage.
n.
archaic a trick or swindle.
Etymology
C18 (as n.): of unknown origin.