rig \rig\, n. see ridge.
   a ridge. prov. or scott.
   1913 webster
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ridge 

rig \rig\, v. t. imp.  p. p. rigged; p. pr.  vb. n.
   rigging. norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap
   round, rig; cf. as. wrimachan to cover.
   1. to furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
      1913 webster

   2. to dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or
      fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out.
      1913 webster

            jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace.
                                                  --l'estrange.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
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rigged rigging to rig a purchase to rig a ship 

rig \rig\, v. i.
   to play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play
   tricks. "rigging and rifling all ways." --chapman.
   1913 webster

rig \rig\, v. t.
   to make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. obs. or
   prov. --tusser.
   1913 webster

   to rig the market stock exchange, to raise or lower
      market prices, as by some fraud or trick. cant
      1913 webster
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to rig the market 

rig \rig\, n.
   1. naut. the peculiar fitting in shape, number, and
      arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types
      of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig,
      etc. see illustration in appendix.
      1913 webster

   2. dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. colloq.
      1913 webster

rig \rig\, n. cf. wriggle.
   1. a romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. obs.
      --fuller.
      1913 webster

   2. a sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
      1913 webster

   3. a blast of wind. prov. eng. --wright.
      1913 webster

            that uncertain season before the rigs of michaelmas
            were yet well composed.               --burke.
      1913 webster

   to run a rig, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do
      something strange and unbecoming.
      1913 webster

            he little dreamt when he set out
            of running such a rig.                --cowper.
      1913 webster
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wriggle to run a rig 

rig
     n 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
     v 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
see also:
trailer truck tractor trailer trucking rig articulated lorry semi rigging 
outfit getup turnout fishing gear tackle 
fishing tackle fishing rig carriage equipage swindle 
cheat set up manipulate set set up 
rigged 

184 moby thesaurus words for "rig":
   dalai lama, holy roman emperor, inca, kaiser, accouter,
   accouterments, adulterate, angle, antic, apparatus, appliances,
   appoint, appointments, appurtenances, ardri, arm, armament,
   ballet skirt, bamboozle, bey, bib and tucker, brew, buskin, cabal,
   cacique, caesar, cap and bells, caparison, caper, cham, chicane,
   collude, complot, con, concoct, connive, conspire, conveniences,
   cook, cook up, costume, countermine, counterplot, czar, disguise,
   doctor, dress, duffel, engineer, equip, equipage, equipment,
   facilities, facility, fake, finagle, finesse, fit, fit out, fit up,
   fittings, fix, fixtures, flimflam, fool, four-in-hand, frame,
   frame up, frock, frolic, furnish, furnishings, furniture, gear,
   getup, guise, gull, habit, harness, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up,
   heel, hoax, hoodwink, impedimenta, installations, intrigue, juggle,
   kaid, khan, kit, lark, lay a plot, livery, load, machinate,
   machinery, man, maneuver, manipulate, masquerade, materiel, mikado,
   monkeyshine, motley, munition, munitions, negus, operate, outfit,
   pack, pack the deal, padishah, pair, paraphernalia, pendragon,
   pharaoh, plan, plant, plot, plumbing, prearrange, preconcert,
   precontrive, predesign, premeditate, preorder, prepare, randem,
   retouch, rig out, rig up, rigging, ropework, roping,
   running rigging, sachem, sagamore, salt, scheme, service, serving,
   set up, setout, sew up, shah, sheikh, shenanigan, shines, shogun,
   sock, sophisticate, span, spike, spike team, stack,
   stack the cards, staff, standing rigging, stock-in-trade, suit,
   tackle, tackling, tamper with, tandem, team, tenno, things,
   three-up, tights, trappings, trick, trousseau, turn out, turnout,
   tutu, tycoon, unicorn, uniform, utensils, wangle, wardrobe,
   whipping

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