"rigs" in the noun sense
1. rig
gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
2. trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, semi
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
3. rig, rigging
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
4. outfit, getup, rig, turnout
a set of clothing (with accessories
"his getup was exceedingly elegant"
5. fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
gear used in fishing
6. carriage, equipage, rig
a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
7. swindle, cheat, rig
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
"that book is a fraud"
"rigs" in the verb sense
1. rig, set up
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
"rig an election"
2. rig, manipulate
manipulate in a fraudulent manner
"rig prices"
3. rig
connect or secure to
"They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
4. rig, set, set up
equip with sails or masts
"rig a ship"
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