noun
- Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise.
- A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together.
- synonyms: trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, articulated lorry, semi
- Formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel.
- synonyms: rigging
- A set of clothing (with accessories. )
- usage: "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
- Gear used in fishing.
- synonyms: fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig
- A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses.
- The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme.
- usage: "that book is a fraud"
verb
- Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit.
- usage: "rig an election"
- synonyms: set up
- Manipulate in a fraudulent manner.
- usage: "rig prices"
- synonyms: manipulate
- Connect or secure to.
- usage: "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
- Equip with sails or masts.
- usage: "rig a ship"
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