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Meaning rig meaning

What does rig mean?
Definitions in simple English

rig Noun

— A rig is a machine or piece of equipment that is designed for a specific purpose. — The rig of a ship is the designs of its sails or masts.

rig

— noun gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise — verb connect or secure to They rigged the bomb to the ignition — verb (= manipulate) manipulate in a fraudulent manner rig prices — verb arrange the outcome of by means of deceit rig an election — noun formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel — verb equip with sails or masts rig a ship — noun (= swindle) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme that book is a fraud — noun (= getup) a set of clothing (with accessories) his getup was exceedingly elegant — noun (= carriage) a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses — noun (= trailer truck) a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together — noun (= fishing gear) gear used in fishing

Synonyms rig synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as rig?

rig English » English

set up outfit tackle rigging equipment equipage equip carriage trucking rig trailer truck tractor trailer swindle set manipulate fix dress cheat articulated lorry turnout trick semi provide mount getup fit out fishing tackle fishing rig fishing gear falsify drilling rig device clothing clothe attire accouter well drill rig wagon victual vest vehicle twist around twist trump up truck transporter tool toilette toilet togs toggle

Topics rig topics

What do people use rig to talk about?
Work and occupation Occupation Working with minerals

Working with oil and gas

Conjugation rig conjugation

How do you conjugate rig?

rig · verb

Examples rig examples

How do I use rig in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Tom works on an oil rig.

Movie subtitles

They rig you up better than this in the stir.
I know that's the jib, and that's the jumbo. and that's the fore rig, and that's the fore topmast. and that's the foremast, and that's the triadic stay.
Rig it up in no time.
This rig will get us there.
You run your station, we'll take care of our rig.
Where's your rig?
Get a tow car and haul in the rig.
Our rig's about two miles down the road.
He might come to and run his rig off the road.
He must have burned the rubber off that rig.
If I can save the rig, I gotta save it.
Our rig's moving!
Lay forward and rig a preventer stay!
Maum Maria, help me rig for wrecking.
All moneys and valuables which may come into our possession. shall be lumped together into a common fund. and from this fund shall first be taken the money. to fit, rig, and provision the ship.
She'll go home in any kind of a rig she wants to, and you keep your big trap shut.
How'd you rig it?
Get a tow car and haul in the rig. - Thanks.
Take a man aft and rig the towing spar.
Since the day you drove in here in that fancy rig. you've been no more one of us than if you'd never come home.
Did you ever rig a camp?
My rig is outside.
My rig is hitched up outside.

News and current affairs

Look at Putin's attempt to rig Ukraine's previous presidential election, and the on again off again criminal charges brought against the opposition leader Yuliya Tymoshenko.
In these circumstances, an isolated and increasingly unpopular regime might decide to cancel or rig the presidential election when it fell due.
These groups argue that if the regime is not planning to rig the vote, then domestic as well as foreign observation of the polling process should not be a problem.
VIENNA - On April 20, an explosion on Deepwater Horizon, a British Petroleum (BP)- operated oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, led to the most publicized oil spill in decades.
The consequences of the country's foreign policy can be seen in last year's anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam following the positioning of a Chinese oil drilling rig in waters claimed by both countries.
In 2014, after China stationed an oil rig in waters claimed by Vietnam, ships from the two countries engaged in ramming and water-cannon battles at sea; anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam followed.
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