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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rig \Rig\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Rigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rigging}.] [Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; cf. AS. wr[=i]han to cover.]
1. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out.
Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace. --L'Estrange.
{To rig a purchase}, to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc.
{To rig a ship} (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rig
noun
1: gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
2: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {articulated lorry}, {semi}]
3: formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel [syn: {rigging}]
4: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: {outfit}, {getup}, {turnout}]
5: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle}, {fishing tackle}, {fishing rig}]
6: a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses [syn: {carriage}, {equipage}]
7: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" [syn: {swindle}, {cheat}]
verb
1: arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election" [syn: {set up}]
2: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: {manipulate}]
3: connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
4: equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship" [syn: {set}, {set up}] [also: {rigging}, {rigged}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rigged
adjective: fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc) [ant: {unrigged}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rigged See {rig}
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "rigged": accoutered, armed, catered, cooked, cooked-up, cut out, cut-and-dried, cut-and-dry, decked, doctored, endowed, engineered, equipped, fitted, fitted out, fixed, furnished, gaff-rigged, heeled, in the bag, invested, juggled, lateen-rigged, manipulated, on ice, outfitted, packed, planned, plotted, prearranged, preconcerted, precontrived, premeditated, preordered, prepared, provided, purveyed, put-up, schemed, set-up, stacked, supplied, trimmed, with
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