rig out

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rig out

vb
1. (often foll by: with) to equip or fit out (with): his car is rigged out with gadgets.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) to dress or be dressed: rigged out smartly.
n
(Clothing & Fashion) informal a person's clothing or costume, esp a bizarre outfit
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.rig out - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractiverig out - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
primp, preen, dress, plume - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
prank - dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
tart up - dress up in a cheap and provocative way
dress, dress up - dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
enrobe - adorn with a robe
dizen, bedizen - dress up garishly and tastelessly
dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
costume, dress up - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
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Translations
يَرْتَدي، يَلْبِس
oblečenívystojit se
maje ud
auftakeln
attifer
kiöltöztet
klæîa sig, útbúast
spjåke ututstaffere
giydirip kuşatmakgiyinmek
装束装配

w>rig out

vt sep (inf: = equip) → ausstaffieren (inf); (= dress)auftakeln (inf)
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rig

(rig) past tense, past participle rigged verb
to fit (a ship) with ropes and sails.
noun
1. an oil-rig.
2. any special equipment, tools etc for some purpose.
3. the arrangement of sails etc of a sailing-ship.
ˈrigging noun
the ropes etc which control a ship's masts and sails.
rig out to dress: She was rigged out in rather odd clothes ( noun ˈrig-out: She was wearing a strange rig-out)
rig up
to build usually quickly with whatever material is available. They rigged up a rough shelter with branches and mud.
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References in periodicals archive
One suggestion is that golf needs jazzing up, and if players wore more colourful rig outs, played with music blaring, using fewer clubs in a shorter format (possibly as few as six holes) then kids would flock to their local golf clubs to get a taste of this hip activity.
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