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[ rig-ing ] / ˈrɪg ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rigging ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe ropes, chains, etc., employed to support and work the masts, yards, sails, etc., on a ship. lifting or hauling tackle. Informal. clothing. Origin of riggingFirst recorded in 1480–90; rig + -ing1 Words nearby riggingrig down, Rigel, Rigel Kentaurus, -rigged, rigger, rigging, rigging loft, Riggs' disease, right, rightable, rightabout Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for riggingThere were reports of rigging, fraud and the use of violence to influence voting. Kerry Must Let the Afghan Voters Choose Their Next President|Zardasht Shams|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST “People are really upset and motivated by the idea that the wealthy are rigging the game in their favor,” he said. Can This Ornery Socialist Spoil the Clinton Coronation?|David Freedlander|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Children have fantasy lives so rich and combustible that rigging them with lies is like putting a propeller on a rocket. Why Jimmy Kimmel’s Lies Matter|Sam Harris|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST And with a history of elections marred by rigging, voters were particularly sensitive and vocal about hints of irregularities. All Calm at Polls as Kenya Votes in Crucial Election|Laura Heaton|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The vessel has righted and become buoyant by the sacrifice of masts and rigging. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845|Various Red tongues were shooting out forward, as if to grasp the rigging of the fore-mast that still stood untouched. Ran Away to Sea|Mayne Reid The most unreliable portion of a yacht's rigging is the ironwork. On Yachts and Yacht Handling|Thomas Fleming Day Their clothes would not dry when taken off and hung upon the rigging, so impregnated was the atmosphere with moisture. Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries|Edward Rowland Having set up their rigging, they went out again toward the latter end of the month. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1|David Collins
British Dictionary definitions for rigging
nounthe shrouds, stays, halyards, etc, of a vessel the bracing wires, struts, and lines of a biplane, balloon, etc any form of lifting gear, tackle, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to riggingequipment, apparatus, implements |