rig

Meaning

Noun

1. The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
2. Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
3. (US) A large truck, especially a semi-trailer truck.
4. The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
5. (informal) A costume or an outfit.
6. (slang) A personal computer, typically one modified for looks.
7. An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
8. (slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.
9. (slang) Equipment used for taking recreational drugs.
10. A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation.

Verb

1. (transitive) To fit out with a harness or other equipment.
2. (transitive) To fit out with a harness or other equipment.
3. (informal, transitive) To dress or clothe in some costume.
4. (transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.
5. (transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.
7. (intransitive, transitive) To outfit a model with controls for animation.

Verb

To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

Synonyms

set up

outfit

carriage

rigging

equipment

equipage

equip

tackle

trucking rig

tractor trailer

manipulate

trailer truck

cheat

articulated lorry

🚛

swindle

fix

set

dress

👗

clothing

clothe

attire

fishing rig

drilling rig

device

trick

turnout

provide

mount

semi

fishing gear

fit out

accouter

falsify

fishing tackle

getup

collusion

coach

belay

befool

clobber

clasp

banter

catch

band

arm

affix

endue

driller

drill

dray

Translations

aparejar

aparejo

attrezzare

optakelen

attrezzatura

tuigen

optuigen

aparell

equipaggiare

Takelage

manipolare

Ausrüstung

Takelung

Vorrichtung

Bohrinsel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪɡ/

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian: rigge

In summary

From Early Modern English rygge, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian rigge (“to bind up; wrap around; rig; equip”), Swedish dialectal rigga (“to rig a horse”), Faroese rigga (“to rig; to equip and fit; to make s.th. function”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *rik- (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *rign-, *reyg- (“to bind”); or related to Old English *wrīhan, wrīohan, wrēohan, wrēon (“to bind; wrap up; cover”). See also wry (“to cover; clothe; dress; hide”).