rig (r g)tr.v. rigged, rig·ging, rigs 1. To provide with a harness or equipment; fit out. 2. Nautical a. To equip (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards. b. To fit (sails or shrouds, for example) to masts and yards. 3. Informal To dress, clothe, or adorn: The costumer rigged out the actors in peasant clothing. 4. To make or construct in haste or in a makeshift manner: rig up a tent for the night. 5. To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain: rig a prizefight; rig stock prices. n. 1. Nautical The arrangement of masts, spars, and sails on a sailing vessel. 2. Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose. 3. a. A truck or tractor. b. A tractor-trailer. c. A vehicle with one or more horses harnessed to it. 4. The special apparatus used for drilling oil wells. 5. Western U.S. See saddle. 6. Informal A costume or an outfit: wore an outlandish rig to the office. 7. Fishing tackle. [Middle English riggen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian rigga, to bind.] |
rig1
vb rigs, rigging, rigged (tr)
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to equip (a vessel, mast, etc.) with (sails, rigging, etc.)
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to set up or prepare ready for use
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) to put the components of (an aircraft, etc.) into their correct positions
4. to manipulate in a fraudulent manner, esp for profit to rig prices to rig an election
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel
2. (Mining & Quarrying) In full drilling rig the installation used in drilling for and exploiting natural oil and gas deposits an oil rig
3. apparatus or equipment; gear
4. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) an amateur radio operator's transmitting and receiving set
5. US and Canadian a carriage together with one or more horses
rig2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Scot and northern English dialect a ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field
[a variant of ridge]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  rig - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterpriseappurtenance, paraphernalia, gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
| 2. |  rig - a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer togethersemitrailer, semi - a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle tandem trailer - trucking rig with two trailers in tandem trailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling | |
| 3. | rig - formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel cat rig - rig of a catboat fore-and-aft rig - rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft formation - a particular spatial arrangement lateen-rig - the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel | |
| 4. |  rig - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" bib-and-tucker - an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker" ensemble - a coordinated outfit (set of clothing) playsuit - a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse trousseau - the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens | |
| 5. |  rig - gear used in fishing fishhook - a sharp barbed hook for catching fish fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached fishing pole, fishing rod - a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line gaff - an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. gig - a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting harpoon - a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it landing net - a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water reel - winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spear - an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish spinner - fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water | |
| 6. | rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses axletree - a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve barouche - a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top brougham - light carriage; pulled by a single horse buckboard - an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles caroche - a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century chariot - a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage clarence - a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers gharry - a horse-drawn carriage in India gig - small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood hansom, hansom cab - a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers horse-drawn vehicle - a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses landau - a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately post chaise - closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail rumble - a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage stanhope - a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat surrey - a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats trap - a light two-wheeled carriage troika - a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast | |
| 7. | rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" fraud - intentional deception resulting in injury to another person bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, con, sting - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property pyramiding - a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated holdout - the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later swiz - British slang for a swindle shell game, thimblerig - a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under | |
| Verb | 1. | rig - arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election" |
| 2. | rig - manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" price - determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high" | |
| 3. | rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition" | |
| 4. | rig - equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" |
rig
verb
1. fix, doctor, engineer (informal), arrange, fake, manipulate, juggle, tamper with, fiddle with (informal), falsify, trump up, gerrymander She accused her opponents of rigging the vote.
2. (Nautical) equip, fit out, kit out, outfit, supply, turn out, provision, furnish, accoutre He had rigged the dinghy for a sail.
rig something up set up, build, construct, put up, arrange, assemble, put together, erect, improvise, fix up, throw together, cobble together I rigged up a shelter with a tarpaulin.
Translations
rig [rɪg]
A. N
1. (Naut) → aparejo m
2. (also oil rig) (on land) → torre f de perforación; (at sea) → plataforma f petrolífera
3. (o.f.) (= outfit) (also rig out) → vestimenta f, atuendo m
B. VT
rig out VT + ADV
2. (= dress) → ataviar, vestir
to rig sb out in sth → ataviar or vestir a algn de algo
to be rigged out in a new dress → lucir un vestido nuevo
to rig sb out in sth → ataviar or vestir a algn de algo
to be rigged out in a new dress → lucir un vestido nuevo
rig up VT + ADV (= build) → improvisar (fig) (= arrange) → organizar, trabar
we'll see what we can rig up → veremos si podemos arreglar algo
we'll see what we can rig up → veremos si podemos arreglar algo
rig [ˈrɪg]
n
(also oil rig) (on land) → derrick m; (at sea) → plate-forme f pétrolière
(also gas rig) (on land) → usine f à gaz; (at sea) → plate-forme f de forage
(US) (= truck) → semi-remorque m
vt
[+ election, vote, match, game, race, lottery] → truquer
[+ ship, boat, mast] → gréer
rig out
vt sep to be rigged out in sth [person] → porter qch
to be rigged out as sth → être déguisé(e) en qch
to rig o.s. out in sth → se mettre qch
to rig o.s. out as sth → se déguiser en qch
to be rigged out as sth → être déguisé(e) en qch
to rig o.s. out in sth → se mettre qch
to rig o.s. out as sth → se déguiser en qch
rig up
vt sep [+ shelter, curtain, device] → improviserrig
n
(inf: = outfit: also rig-out) → Ausrüstung f; in full rig → in großer Aufmachung, in voller Montur (inf)
(inf: = articulated lorry) → Sattelschlepper m
vt
(Naut) → auftakeln
(fig) election, market etc → manipulieren; to rig the vote → die Wahlergebnisse manipulieren; it was rigged! → das war Manipulation
rig [rɪg]
rig [rɪg]
1. n (oil rig) → impianto di trivellazione (per il petrolio); (offshore) → piattaforma petrolifera or di trivellazione
2. vt
a. (election, competition) → truccare; (prices) → manipolare (also rig up) (equipment, device) → improvvisare, mettere su
b. (boat) → armare
rig out vt + adv (Brit) → attrezzare (pej) → abbigliare, agghindare
to rig out (as/in) → vestire (da/in)
to rig out (as/in) → vestire (da/in)
rig up vt + adv (also) (fig) → improvvisare, mettere su
rig [rɪg]
1. n (oil rig) → impianto di trivellazione (per il petrolio); (offshore) → piattaforma petrolifera or di trivellazione
2. vt
a. (election, competition) → truccare; (prices) → manipolare (also rig up) (equipment, device) → improvvisare, mettere su
b. (boat) → armare
rig out vt + adv (Brit) → attrezzare (pej) → abbigliare, agghindare
to rig out (as/in) → vestire (da/in)
to rig out (as/in) → vestire (da/in)
rig up vt + adv (also) (fig) → improvvisare, mettere su
v rig [rig]
to fit (a ship) with ropes and sails. takelwerk aansit يُزَوِّد السَّفينَه بالأشْرِعَه снабдявам кораб с такелаж, платна připevnit lana a plachty rigge til auftakeln εξοπλίζω, αρματώνω aparejar taglastama بر پا کردن بادبان ها takiloida gréer לְצַיֵיד סְפִינָה उपकरण से लेस करना, चालाकी से संचालित करना opremiti nečim, opremiti brod sa snasti felszerel memberi perlengkapan búa út (skip) equipaggiare 出航の装備をする (돛, 삭구(索具) 등을) 갖추다 įtaisyti (kur) bures ir takelažą aptakelēt melengkapkan kapal optuigen rigge otaklować equipar a echipa оснащать, вооружать pripevniť laná a plachty opremiti ladjo opremiti brod rigga ขึงใบเรือ donatmak 裝上帆纜和船帆 оснащувати جہاز کو ساز و سامان مہیا کرنا trang bị cho tàu thuyền 装备帆缆
n
1 an oil-rig. boorplatform هَيْكَل تَنقيب عن النَّفْط сондова кула vrtná věž boreplatform die Kleidung μηχανισμός για την εξόρυξη πετρελαίου torre de perforación; plataforma petrolífera naftapuurimisplatvorm چاه نفت öljynporauslautta derrick מִתקָן קִידוּחַ נֵפט विशेष उपकरण morska platforma za bušenje i crpljenje nafte fúrósziget anjungan (olíu)borturn/-pallur impianto, piattaforma 石油掘削装置 (유정(油井)의) 굴착 장치 gręžimo bokštas (naftas) urbjtornis pelantar cari gali minyak boorinstallatie (olje)rigg platforma wiertnicza plataforma sondă буровая вышка vrtná veža vrtalna ploščad platforma za naftu oljerigg เครื่องมือขุดเจาะน้ำมัน petrol platformu 鑽油平台 бурова вишка تیل نکالنے کی جگہ giàn khoan dầu 钻井机
2 any special equipment, tools etc for some purpose. takelwerk أجْهِزَة وَمِعَدّات апаратура vybavení, zařízení, výbava udstyr die Ausrüstung εξάρτυση, εξοπλισμός aparejos, equipamiento varustus آلات؛ ادوات varusteet équipement ציוד किसी खास उद्देश्य के लिए उपकरण posebna oprema felszerelés peralatan útbúnaður, áhöld attrezzatura, equipaggiamento 装備 장비, 도구 įtaisai ierīce(s); iekārta; aprīkojums alatan khas gerei utstyr osprzęt equipamento instalaţie оборудование vybavenie, zariadenie oprema oprema rigg, utrustning เครื่องมือ takım, âlet, edevat 專門設備 устаткування, обладнання سازو سامان thiết bị chuyên dụng 专用设备
3 the arrangement of sails etc of a sailing-ship. takelwerk أشْرِعَة السَّفينَه وَصواريها такелаж и платна plachtoví rigning die Takelung αρματωσιά πλοίου aparejo taglastus بر پا کردن takila gréement מַעֲרַך הַמָעַטֵה जहाज़ में मस्तूल, पालों आदि के लगाने का ढंग या तरीक़ा snast (sve jarbolje, jedrilje i užad na brodu) kötélzet pengaturan layar reiðabúnaður attrezzatura 出航装備 삭구 장비 burių ir takelažo įranga takelāža menyusun layar kapal tuig rigg takielunek armação velatură парусное вооружение plachtovie, plachty lode ladijska oprema oprema jedrenjaka rigg การขึงใบเรือ donanım, arma 裝帆 оснащення جہاز میں مستول وغیرہ لگانے کا طریقہ cách sắp đặt các thiết bị buồm, cột buồm 帆船
n rigging
the ropes etc which control a ship's masts and sails. takelwerk حِبال الأشْرِعَه والصَّواري такелаж takeláž rigning die Takelage ξάρτια, άρμενα jarcia, aparejo taglastus طناب دکل takila gréement כְּבָלִים וְשַׁרשֶרָאוֹת שֶׁל הַמִפרָשִׂים जहाज की रस्सी oputa (konopi za jarbole i jedra) vitorlázat tali-temali reiði, reiðabúnaður cordame 索具 삭구 takelažas takelāža tali kemudi tuigage rigg takielunek cordame velatură такелаж takeláž ladijska oprema konopci za jedra rigg[] เชือกหรือสายระโยงระยางของเรือ donanım 帆纜，索具 такелаж جہاز میں استعمال ہونے والی رسی وغیرہ dây buộc buồm và cột buồm 绳索
rig out
aantrek يَرْتَدي، يَلْبِس обличам се vystrojit se; oblečení maje ud auftakeln ντύνω, ντύσιμο ataviar, vestir riietama, riide(hilbu)d لباس هایی که معمولا کمتر استفاده می کنند pukeutua attifer; accoutrement לְבוּש को कपड़े देना, को कपड़े पहनाना odjeća, oprema kiöltöztet berpakaian klæða sig, útbúast vestire 装う 채비하다 aprengti, aptaisyti; apranga uzposties; uzcirsties memakai uitdossen spjåke ut, utstaffere wystroić trajar наряжать vystrojiť sa; oblečenie obleči; obleka odeća ekipera, styra ut แต่งตัว giyinmek, giydirip kuşatmak 給…穿上 наряджатися کسی کو خاص اور غیر معمولی لباس پہنانا mặc; quần áo 装束
rig up
to build usually quickly with whatever material is available They rigged up a rough shelter with branches and mud. vinnig bou, saamflans يُرَكِّب الأجْهِزَه построявам набързо splácat rigge sammen zusammenbasteln στείνω πρόχειρα, χτίζω με ό,τι έχω διαθέσιμο improvisar kokku klopsima ساختن پناهگاه kyhätä bricoler avec des moyens de fortune לְאָלתֶר जोड़ना, साथ-साथ रखना opremanje összetákol membangun dengan bahan seadanya setja saman í flÿti improvvisare 急ごしらえする 급히 짓다 suręsti, sulipdyti uzsliet; steigā sameistarot membina segera in elkaar flansen rigge i stand, snekre i full fart skleić improvisar a încropi (din ce se găseşte) строить наспех zaplátať na hitro postaviti sklepati rigga upp สร้างขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็วด้วยวัสดุอะไรก็ตามที่มีอยู่ uydurmak, yapıvermek 倉促拼湊或打造 будувати нашвидку سامان وغیرہ تیزی سے بنانا dựng lên bằng những thứ chắp vá 赶造
rig → جهاز حفر vrtná věž boreplatform Bohrinsel γεωτρύπανο plataforma petrolífera öljynporaustorni derrick bušilica piattaforma 掘削装置 굴착장치 trekker borerigg urządzenie wiertnicze torre de perfuração оснастка rigg ใช้อุบายเก็งกำไร petrol platformu dàn khoan 钻塔
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