Rig

Quick meaning: Rig is a noun meaning (nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

Meaning

(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

More Meanings

1. Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
2. (US) A large truck, especially a semi-trailer truck.
3. The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
4. (informal) A costume or an outfit.
5. An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
6. (slang, computing) A personal computer, typically one modified for looks.
7. (slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.

Example Sentences

Every rig at the truckstop had custom-made mud-flaps.

My sister and I always made our own rigs for Halloween.

We used a ground-level rig to safely learn how to tile a gable roof.

The climbers each had a different rig for climbing that particular rockface.

Word Forms

• rigs
• rigging
• rigged

Synonyms for rig

Depending on context, synonyms include harlotize, semiring, swing, set, set up, carriage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include carriage, equipage, outfit, getup, set, manipulate.

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