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 . |
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[ verb ] arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; of elections
Synonyms 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 . |
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[ verb ] (business) manipulate in a fraudulent manner; of prices
Synonyms 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 . |
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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 |
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[ noun ] (nautical) formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
Examples : "that book is a fraud" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
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[ noun ] gear used in fishing
Synonyms Related terms gear fishing_rod harpoon gaff fishhook spinner fishing_line landing_net reel spear bob gig |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses
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