rig

/rɪg/

/rɪg/

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. Voting multiple times, purposely miscounting the number of votes a person received, even throwing out certain people's votes: these are all ways to rig an election. Outraged people say, "The election was fixed!" This doesn't mean it was repaired; it means it was rigged — fraud played a role in the outcome.

Definitions of rig

1. verb

   equip with sails or masts
   “rig a ship”

   synonyms: set, set up

   type of:

   equip, fit, fit out, outfit

   provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
2. verb

   connect or secure to
   type of:

   fasten, fix, secure

   cause to be firmly attached
3. noun

   formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
   synonyms: rigging

   types:

   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

   type of:

   formation

   a particular spatial arrangement
4. noun

   gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
   types:

   drill rig, drilling rig, oil rig, oilrig

   rig used in drilling for oil or gas

   drilling platform, offshore rig

   drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially

   type of:

   appurtenance, gear, paraphernalia

   equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
5. noun

   gear used in fishing
   synonyms: fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle

   type of:

   appurtenance, gear, paraphernalia

   equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
6. noun

   a set of clothing (with accessories)
   synonyms: getup, outfit, turnout

   types:

   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

   sailor suit

   a boy's ensemble; copied from a sailor's uniform

   type of:

   attire, dress, garb

   clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
7. verb

   manipulate in a fraudulent manner
   “rig prices”

   synonyms: manipulate

   type of:

   price

   determine the price of
8. verb

   arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
   “rig an election”

   synonyms: set up

   type of:

   cheat, chisel

   engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
9. noun

   the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
   synonyms: cheat, swindle

   types:

   cozenage, scam

   a fraudulent business scheme

   bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting

   (offensive) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

   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

   sting operation

   a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)

   phishing

   the practice of sending deceptive emails to trick internet users into revealing confidential or personal information

   type of:

   fraud

   intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
10. noun

    a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
    synonyms: articulated lorry, semi, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig

    types:

    tandem trailer

    trucking rig with two trailers in tandem

    type of:

    motortruck, truck

    an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
11. noun

    a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
    synonyms: carriage, equipage

    types:

    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

    coach, coach-and-four, four-in-hand

    a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver

    droshky, drosky

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

    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

    four-wheeler

    a hackney carriage with four wheels

    remise

    an expensive or high-class hackney

    stage, stagecoach

    a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

    type of:

    horse-drawn vehicle

    a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses