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Rig   /rɪg/   Listen
noun
Rig  n.  A ridge. (Prov. or Scott.)


Rig  n.  
1.
(Naut.) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc.
2.
Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. (Colloq.)


Rig  n.  
1.
A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. (Obs.)
2.
A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
3.
A blast of wind. (Prov. Eng.) "That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well composed."
To run a rig, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming. "He little dreamt when he set out Of running such a rig."


verb
Rig  v. t.  (past & past part. rigged; pres. part. rigging)  
1.
To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
2.
To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; commonly followed by out. "Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace."
To rig a purchase, to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc.
To rig a ship (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.


Rig  v. t.  To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. (Obs. or Prov.)
To rig the market (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. (Cant)


Rig  v. i.  To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks. "Rigging and rifling all ways."





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"Rig" Quotes from Famous Books



... to rig up a b'ar-trap outside," Ben said, "or we shall be having them here after the meat; and a b'ar's ham now and then will make a change. Wapiti flesh ain't bad, but we should get dog-goned tired of it ...
— In The Heart Of The Rockies • G. A. Henty
... irresistible violence. The ship, still in the trough of the sea, heaved and plunged in the overwhelming waves, which howled madly around and leaped over her like wolves eager for their prey. The wind was too fierce to permit even an attempt to rig ...
— Cord and Creese • James de Mille
... the trouble. Up on the ice I was working on that problem, and had managed secretly to rig up a contrivance that would have done the trick. But we can't go back for it. That way is blocked." He mused, half to himself. "If only we could lay our hands on a solar disintegrating machine, the ...
— Astounding Stories, July, 1931 • Various
... fact is, there isn't going to be any battle to-day. It's been put off, on account of the change in the weather. You will have due notice of the renewal of hostilities. And now you'd better jump in and I'll drive you home. You've been running a fine rig! Why, you might have both been ...
— The Golden Age • Kenneth Grahame
... Advancing, retreating, with rig well upreared, Her looks testify to her ire; And every manoeuvre, it is to be feared, Will ...
— The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales In Verse - Together With Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects • Thomas Cowherd


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