rig

[ rig ]

/ rɪg /

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verb (used with object), rigged, rig·ging.

Chiefly Nautical.

to put in proper order for working or use.
to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc.
to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.

to furnish or provide with equipment, clothing, etc.; fit (usually followed by out or up).

to assemble, install, or prepare (often followed by up).

to manipulate fraudulently: to rig prices.

noun

the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.

apparatus for some purpose; equipment; outfit; gear: a hi-fi rig; Bring your rod and reel and all the rest of your fishing rig.

Also called drill rig. the equipment used in drilling an oil well.

any combination trucking unit in which vehicles are hooked together, as a tractor-trailer.

any kind of truck.

a carriage, buckboard, sulky, or wagon together with the horse or horses that draw it.

Informal. costume or dress, especially when odd or conspicuous, or when designated for a particular purpose: He looks quite nifty in a butler's rig.

Verb Phrases

rig down, Nautical. to place in an inactive state, stowing all lines, tackles, and other removable parts.

rig up, to equip or set up for use.

Origin of rig

1480–90; 1930–35 for def. 4; probably <Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish rigg (noun), rigga (v.)

OTHER WORDS FROM rig

outrig, verb (used with object), out·rigged, out·rig·ging.o·ver·rigged, adjectiveun·der·rigged, adjective

Words nearby rig

rift saw, rift-sawed, rift valley, Rift Valley fever, rift zone, rig, Riga, rigadoon, rigamarole, rigatoni, rigaudon

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Example sentences from the Web for rig

I’m building my 2003 Toyota Sequoia into an overlanding rig and wanted something that would hold my phone securely and display my screen while I navigated bumpy dirt roads.
The Best Phone Mount for Your Car Costs $12|Jakob Schiller|September 20, 2020|Outside Online
The global oil market collapsed and California producers idled rigs, costing thousands of oil workers their livelihoods.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
So we teamed up with Honda Talon, the ultimate family adventure rig, to create The Family Guide to Getting Outside—in an-depth and interactive article full of everything from easy-to-pull-off weeknight escapes to epic week-long road trips.
Three Family-Friendly Adventures to Try This Fall|Outside Editors|September 17, 2020|Outside Online
That platform, called Odyssey, is a modified oil rig, but hasn’t seen a launch since 2014 and was relocated from Long Beach, California to Russia’s eastern seaboard earlier this year.
SpaceX Wants to Build Floating Spaceports for Daily Starship Launches|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|June 19, 2020|Singularity Hub

Given the ailing state of the oil industry, especially after the pandemic, it’s likely there will be rigs to be had for cheap.
SpaceX Wants to Build Floating Spaceports for Daily Starship Launches|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|June 19, 2020|Singularity Hub
Blue Book on this rig is about $750,000, and we got it for nothing.
Why Does My Kids’ Elementary School Need a Tank?|Andy Hinds|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You do that to a certain extent with performance capture by the way you calibrate the model of Caesar—or the rig, as we call it.
Motion Capture Maestro Andy Serkis on ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ and Revolutionizing Cinema|Marlow Stern|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1971, a team of Soviet scientists was drilling at the site when their rig collapsed into a cavernous pocket of natural gas.
A Fiery Pit Rages in the Turkmenistan Desert|Nina Strochlic|August 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is the mark of a desperate party trying to rig the election results to stay in power for as long as it can.
Republicans’ Nefarious Election Ploy|John Avlon|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When Colin bit, they had control of it and the rig shot fake blood out of a tube.
Colin Farrell Licked Me!|Emily Montague|August 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Jim was nearly back to the town when a horse and rig appeared coming rapidly toward him.
The Preacher of Cedar Mountain|Ernest Thompson Seton
If you'll order some kind of a rig for me, I'll not trouble you longer.
A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine
"That's a han'some rig," was all he said, as he sank to his chair and laid a letter on the oilcloth-covered table.
The Heritage of the Hills|Arthur P. Hankins
It would be a cinch to rig up a flashlight bulb and battery inside one.
The Blue Ghost Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
He wheeled it on a truck to the rig, picked it up and deposited it in the wagon back of the seat without apparent effort.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm

British Dictionary definitions for rig (1 of 2)

rig¹

/ (rɪɡ) /

verb rigs, rigging or rigged (tr)

nautical to equip (a vessel, mast, etc) with (sails, rigging, etc)

nautical to set up or prepare ready for use

to put the components of (an aircraft, etc) into their correct positions

to manipulate in a fraudulent manner, esp for profitto rig prices; to rig an election

noun

nautical the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel

the installation used in drilling for and exploiting natural oil and gas depositsan oil rig In full: drilling rig

apparatus or equipment; gear

an amateur radio operator's transmitting and receiving set

US and Canadian a carriage together with one or more horses

mainly US and Canadian an articulated lorry

Word Origin for rig

C15: from Scandinavian; related to Norwegian rigga to wrap

British Dictionary definitions for rig (2 of 2)

rig²

/ (rɪɡ) /

noun

Scot and Northern English dialect a ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field

Word Origin for rig

a variant of ridge

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	rig
释义	rig [ rig ] / rɪg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rig ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), rigged, rig·ging. Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like. to furnish or provide with equipment, clothing, etc.; fit (usually followed by out or up). to assemble, install, or prepare (often followed by up). to manipulate fraudulently: to rig prices. noun the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship. apparatus for some purpose; equipment; outfit; gear: a hi-fi rig; Bring your rod and reel and all the rest of your fishing rig. Also called drill rig. the equipment used in drilling an oil well. any combination trucking unit in which vehicles are hooked together, as a tractor-trailer. any kind of truck. a carriage, buckboard, sulky, or wagon together with the horse or horses that draw it. Informal. costume or dress, especially when odd or conspicuous, or when designated for a particular purpose: He looks quite nifty in a butler's rig. Verb Phrases rig down, Nautical. to place in an inactive state, stowing all lines, tackles, and other removable parts. rig up, to equip or set up for use. Origin of rig 1480–90; 1930–35 for def. 4; probably <Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish rigg (noun), rigga (v.) OTHER WORDS FROM rig outrig, verb (used with object), out·rigged, out·rig·ging.o·ver·rigged, adjectiveun·der·rigged, adjective Words nearby rig rift saw, rift-sawed, rift valley, Rift Valley fever, rift zone, rig, Riga, rigadoon, rigamarole, rigatoni, rigaudon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rig I’m building my 2003 Toyota Sequoia into an overlanding rig and wanted something that would hold my phone securely and display my screen while I navigated bumpy dirt roads. The Best Phone Mount for Your Car Costs $12\|Jakob Schiller\|September 20, 2020\|Outside Online The global oil market collapsed and California producers idled rigs, costing thousands of oil workers their livelihoods. Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.\|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica\|September 18, 2020\|ProPublica So we teamed up with Honda Talon, the ultimate family adventure rig, to create The Family Guide to Getting Outside—in an-depth and interactive article full of everything from easy-to-pull-off weeknight escapes to epic week-long road trips. Three Family-Friendly Adventures to Try This Fall\|Outside Editors\|September 17, 2020\|Outside Online That platform, called Odyssey, is a modified oil rig, but hasn’t seen a launch since 2014 and was relocated from Long Beach, California to Russia’s eastern seaboard earlier this year. SpaceX Wants to Build Floating Spaceports for Daily Starship Launches\|Vanessa Bates Ramirez\|June 19, 2020\|Singularity Hub Given the ailing state of the oil industry, especially after the pandemic, it’s likely there will be rigs to be had for cheap. SpaceX Wants to Build Floating Spaceports for Daily Starship Launches\|Vanessa Bates Ramirez\|June 19, 2020\|Singularity Hub Blue Book on this rig is about $750,000, and we got it for nothing. Why Does My Kids’ Elementary School Need a Tank?\|Andy Hinds\|September 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST You do that to a certain extent with performance capture by the way you calibrate the model of Caesar—or the rig, as we call it. Motion Capture Maestro Andy Serkis on ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ and Revolutionizing Cinema\|Marlow Stern\|July 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In 1971, a team of Soviet scientists was drilling at the site when their rig collapsed into a cavernous pocket of natural gas. A Fiery Pit Rages in the Turkmenistan Desert\|Nina Strochlic\|August 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It is the mark of a desperate party trying to rig the election results to stay in power for as long as it can. Republicans’ Nefarious Election Ploy\|John Avlon\|January 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST When Colin bit, they had control of it and the rig shot fake blood out of a tube. Colin Farrell Licked Me!\|Emily Montague\|August 19, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Jim was nearly back to the town when a horse and rig appeared coming rapidly toward him. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain\|Ernest Thompson Seton If you'll order some kind of a rig for me, I'll not trouble you longer. A Texas Ranger\|William MacLeod Raine "That's a han'some rig," was all he said, as he sank to his chair and laid a letter on the oilcloth-covered table. The Heritage of the Hills\|Arthur P. Hankins It would be a cinch to rig up a flashlight bulb and battery inside one. The Blue Ghost Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin He wheeled it on a truck to the rig, picked it up and deposited it in the wagon back of the seat without apparent effort. The Land of Strong Men\|Arthur M. Chisholm British Dictionary definitions for rig (1 of 2) rig¹ / (rɪɡ) / verb rigs, rigging or rigged (tr) nautical to equip (a vessel, mast, etc) with (sails, rigging, etc) nautical to set up or prepare ready for use to put the components of (an aircraft, etc) into their correct positions to manipulate in a fraudulent manner, esp for profitto rig prices; to rig an election noun nautical the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel the installation used in drilling for and exploiting natural oil and gas depositsan oil rig In full: drilling rig apparatus or equipment; gear an amateur radio operator's transmitting and receiving set US and Canadian a carriage together with one or more horses mainly US and Canadian an articulated lorry See also rig down, rig out, rig up Word Origin for rig C15: from Scandinavian; related to Norwegian rigga to wrap British Dictionary definitions for rig (2 of 2) rig² / (rɪɡ) / noun Scot and Northern English dialect a ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field Word Origin for rig a variant of ridge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rig machinery, equip, furnish, fix, manipulate, falsify, tamper with, equipage, apparatus, paraphernalia, outfit, tackle, gear, fittings, accouterments, fixtures, appoint, accouter, provision, kit
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rig

verb (used with object), rigged, rig·ging.

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of rig

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British Dictionary definitions for rig (1 of 2)

verb rigs, rigging or rigged (tr)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for rig (2 of 2)

noun

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