rig
1 of 3verb (1)
ˈrig 
rigged; rigging
transitive verb
1
: to fit out with rigging
rig a ship
2
: clothe, dress —usually used with out
3
: to furnish with special gear : equip
4
a
: to put in condition or position for use : adjust, arrange
a car rigged for manual control
b
: construct
rig up a temporary shelter
rig
2 of 3noun
1
: the distinctive shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts of a ship
2
: equipage
especially : a carriage with its horse
3
: clothing, dress
4
: tackle, equipment, or machinery fitted for a specified purpose
an oil-drilling rig
5
: a tractor-trailer combination
rig
3 of 3verb (2)
rigged; rigging
transitive verb
1
: to manipulate or control usually by deceptive or dishonest means
rig an election
2
: to fix in advance for a desired result
rig the contest
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- accoutre
- accouter
- equip
- fit (out)
- furnish
- gird
- kit (up or out) [chiefly British]
- outfit
- provision
- supply
Noun
- carriage
- equipage
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun He drives a big rig. the rig of a schooner
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
probably back-formation from rigging
Verb (2)
rig, noun, a swindle
First Known Use
Verb (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing rig
Kids Definition
rig 1 of 2
verb
ˈrig
rigged; rigging
1
: to build or set up usually quickly and for temporary use
We rigged up a shelter of branches.
2
: to provide (as a ship) with rigging
3
: clothe sense 1, dress
4
: to provide with gear The firefighters were rigged out in protective suits.
rig
2 of 2noun
1
: the shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts of a ship that sets it apart from other types of ships
2
: equipment or machinery for a certain purpose
an oil-drilling rig
rigs 1 of 2
noun
as in carriages
a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers romantic couples enjoy being driven in the old-fashioned rig through the park Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- carriages
- cabs
- stagecoaches
- chariots
- equipages
- buckboards
- tandems
- gigs
- phaetons
- buggies
- coupes
- carryalls
- turnouts
- surreys
- stages
- roadsters
- coaches
- post chaises
- cabriolets
- hansoms
- traps
- chaises
- curricles
- calèches
- barouches
- dogcarts
- broughams
- rockaways
- tilburies
- caroches
- landaus
- caleches
- calashes
- diligences
- droshkies
- coupés
- jaunting cars
- hansom cabs
- droskies
- troikas
- hackney coaches
- tongas
- stanhopes
- hackneys
- victorias
- go-carts
- four-in-hands
rigs
2 of 2verb
as in supplies
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out Synonyms & Similar Words
- supplies
- equips
- outfits
- furnishes
- provisions
- stocks
- accouters
- arms
- kits (up or out)
- accoutres
- stores
- prepares
- girds
- portions
- presents
- fits (out)
- hands out
- doles out
- refits
- prorates
- apportions
- contributes
- distributes
- dispenses
- parcels (out)
- allots
- donates
- allocates
- bestows
- deals (out)
- assigns
- metes (out)
- fortifies
- reequips
- refurnishes
- gives
- reoutfits
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- strips
- deprives
- divests
- dispossesses