Dictionary definition · rig
noun
- gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
- a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
- formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
- a set of clothing (with accessories)"his getup was exceedingly elegant"
- gear used in fishing
- a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
- the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme"that book is a fraud"
verb
- arrange the outcome of by means of deceit"rig an election"
- manipulate in a fraudulent manner"rig prices"
- connect or secure to"They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
- equip with sails or masts"rig a ship"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).