rig has definitions from the fields of transportation,clothing,nautical,business,law,criminal law
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[ noun ] gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

Used in print

(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)

If an expensive and specialized piece of machinery is needed - such_as a spray rig , a combine , or a binder - it is better to pay someone with a machine to do the work .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Men crowded the streets and freight rigs and teams were moving about .

Related terms

gear drill_rig

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[ verb ] arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; of elections

Synonyms

set_up

Used in print

(The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)

City_Controller_Alexander_Hemphill charged Tuesday that the bids on the Frankford_Elevated repair project were rigged to the advantage of a private contracting company which had `` an inside track '' with the city .

Related terms

cheat swindle

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[ verb ] (business) manipulate in a fraudulent manner; of prices

Synonyms

manipulate

Used in print

(William Gomberg, "Unions and the Anti-Trust Laws"...)

Let us look_at the heavy-electrical-goods industry in_which General_Electric , Westinghouse and a_number_of other manufacturers were recently convicted of engaging in a conspiracy to rig prices and allocate the market .

Related terms

price swindle

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[ verb ] connect or secure to

Examples

"They rigged the bomb to the ignition"

Used in print

(The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)

It was first believed the bomb was rigged to the car 's starter .

Related terms

fasten

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[ noun ] (nautical) formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

Synonyms

rigging

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[ verb ] (nautical) equip with sails, masts, etc.; of ships

Synonyms

set_up set

Related terms

equip rigging

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[ noun ] (clothing) a set of clothing (with accessories)

Synonyms

outfit turnout getup

Examples

"his getup was exceedingly elegant"

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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

Synonyms

cheat swindle

Examples

: "that book is a fraud"

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[ noun ] (transportation) a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
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