I. ˈrig noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English ryg, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hregg storm, Faroese reiggj powerful movement, Icelandic hragla to rain slowly, Danish rǣg frost
dialect England : a high wind : storm
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect), back, ridge, from Old English hrycg — more at ridge
1. chiefly Scotland : ridge
2. chiefly Britain : ridgeling
3. : a measure of land in Scotland
will buy me rigs o'land — Robert Burns
III. verb
( rigged ; rigged ; rigging ; rigs )
Etymology: Middle English riggen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian rigga to bind, wrap up, Swedish rigga ( på ) to harness (up)
transitive verb
1.
a. : to fit out (as a ship) with the necessary tackle : fit the shrouds, stays, and braces of (as a ship) to their respective masts and spars : make (as a ship) ready for sea
b. : to fit shrouds, stays, or similar devices to (as a mast or spar)
rig the mainmast
2. : to fit out or provide with clothes : clothe , dress
rigged him in moccasins — H.L.Davis
— usually used with out
rig him out in garments like the British noblemen wore — F.B.Gipson
she was rigged out in Victorian style — Ellery Queen
3.
a. : to furnish with apparatus or gear : provide with equipment : fit up : equip
some of the craft are rigged for dredging — H.M.Parshley
crushing stone rigged with an ox yoke and pole — American Guide Series: Connecticut
b. : to fit out in some way
why the book should have been rigged out as a liturgy — Times Literary Supplement
4.
a. : to put into proper position or condition for use : set up in working order : adjust , fix
rigged the tarpaulins over stakes — Rex Ingamells
alarm clocks are rigged to turn on radios — Gladwin Hill
rigged up a Christmas tree in the town hall — W.A.White
b. : to move (as a boom on a sailing vessel) in a desired direction or to the proper position
rig in a boom
rig out a boom
5. : to fit up as a makeshift : set up as an expedient
rig jury masts
— often used with out or up
rigged up an affair … to take the place of a bed — D.B.Putnam
rigged up a temporary shelter
6. : to assemble, adjust, and align the component parts including the control surfaces of (an airplane) to assure satisfactory flight-handling characteristics
intransitive verb
obsolete : to become or get rigged — used of a ship
IV. noun
( -s )
1. : the distinctive shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts differentiating types of vessels without reference to the hull
schooner rig
ship rig
— compare bark V 2, brig , catboat , hermaphrodite brig , ketch , knockabout I 3, lugger , schooner , sloop , yawl ; see fore-and-aft rig , square rig
2. : turnout , equipage ; especially : a carriage with its horse
3. : dress 2 ; especially : clothing designed for a special purpose or worn as a distinctive costume
dressed in festive rig — Mollie Panter-Downes
an English judge in full rig — F.J.Warburg
boats' crews should be correctly … dressed in the rig ordered — Manual of Seamanship
4. : tackle, apparatus, or machinery fitted up for a specified purpose: as
a.
(1) : a derrick complete with enginehouse and other equipment necessary for operation that is used for boring and afterwards pumping an oil well
(2) : an oil derrick
(3) : a similar apparatus used for other types of drilling (as pile-driving or drilling for water)
b.
(1) : a cultivator gang composed of a combination of beam, shank, and shovels
(2) : such a combination in a cultivator
c. : a thresher with a tractor and other equipment : a threshing outfit
d. : a fisherman's terminal tackle or gear
e. : fire engine
f. : a trailer truck : a tractor-trailer : a tractor hitched to a trailer
g.
(1) : the complete station of an amateur radio operator
(2) : a high fidelity sound system
5. West : saddle
V. intransitive verb
( rigged ; rigged ; rigging ; rigs )
Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from wriggle
1. chiefly dialect : to romp and wriggle about
2. chiefly dialect : to behave lewdly
VI. noun
( -s )
dialect England : a wanton immoral woman
VII. noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. chiefly Britain : the action of ridiculing : banter , ridicule , sport
2.
a. chiefly Britain : a fraudulent or cheating trick : swindle
b. : manipulation of prices to a desired level in a securities or commodity market by artificial means (as a corner)
3. chiefly Britain : a wanton or mischievous act : prank
VIII. transitive verb
( rigged ; rigged ; rigging ; rigs )
1. dialect England : to play tricks on : fool , hoax
2.
a. : to arrange or manage especially by deceptive means : manipulate in an underhanded manner : achieve or carry out by fraudulent means : control by dishonest means
attempt to rig the scales — Adelaide S.A. Sunday Mail
rig an election
rig the stock market
b. : to fix in advance to secure or show a desired result
dealers had combined to rig the auction price very low — James Higgins & Gordon Donald
rig a quiz by furnishing the contestants with answers
rig prices
IX. noun
or ri ˈrī
( -s )
Etymology: Irish Gaelic rī (gen. rīogh, rīgh, dative rīgh ), from Old Irish, (gen., dative, & accusative rīg ) — more at royal
: an ancient Irish king