rig
IPA: rˈɪg
noun
- (nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
- Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
- (US) A large truck such as a semi-trailer truck.
- The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
- (informal) A costume or an outfit.
- (slang, computing) A personal computer, typically one modified for looks.
- An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
- (slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.
- (slang) Equipment used for taking recreational drugs.
- (animation) A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation.
- (Northern England, Scotland, dialect) A ridge.
- (obsolete) A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
- A promiscuous woman.
- (obsolete) A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
- (obsolete) A blast of wind.
- (algebra, ring theory) An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.
verb
- (transitive) To fit out with a harness or other equipment.
- (transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.
- (transitive, manufacturing) To move (a heavy object) with the help of slings, hoists, block and tackle, levers, or similar equipment.
- (transitive, informal) To dress or clothe in some costume.
- (transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.
- (transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
- (transitive, obsolete) To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.
- (transitive, intransitive, animation) To outfit a model with controls for animation.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
Advertisement
Examples of "rig" in Sentences
- Photographers rigged some pictures.
- To tell the truth, I rigged the data.
- The company was caught for rigging data.
- People now know that the stock was rigged.
- Did you know that the athletes rig their records
- The lugsail was the earliest of the fore and aft rigs.
- The rigging of the boats in harbour sparkled with flags.
- They fluctuate based on the economics of operating the rigs.
- It was square rigged on the main mast, with a gaff rig on the mizzen.
- He then uses duct tape to secure the hapless Teller to the gravity boot rig.
- But our other rig is a Freightliner M2 Sportchassis, so it's the Jeep or nothing.
Advertisement
Advertisement