[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rigging \rig"ging\, n.
   dress; tackle; especially naut., the ropes, chains, etc.,
   that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as
   purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. see illustr. of
   ship and sails.
   1913 webster

   running rigging naut., all those ropes used in bracing
      the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as
      braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.

   standing rigging naut., the shrouds and stays.
      1913 webster
see also:
ship sails running rigging standing rigging 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
rigged rigging to rig a purchase to rig a ship 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rigging
     n 1: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and
          sails syn: tackle
     2: formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel syn: rig
see also:
tackle rig 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rigging
     see rig
see also:
rig 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

224 moby thesaurus words for "rigging":
   accouterments, advocate, alpenstock, anchor chain, anchor rode,
   apparatus, apparel, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, arm,
   armament, artifice, athletic supporter, attire, back, backbone,
   backing, backropes, bandeau, bear raid, bearer, becket, block,
   boltrope, bow fast, bowline, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brail,
   brassiere, breast fast, bull raid, buntline, buttress, cabal, cane,
   carrier, cervix, clothing, collusion, complicity, complot,
   confederacy, connivance, conspiracy, contrivance, contriving,
   conveniences, cordage, cording, corner, corner in, corset,
   counterplot, covin, crook, crossjack brace, crutch, deadeye,
   deep-laid plot, downhaul, dress, duds, duffel, earing, engineering,
   equipage, equipment, facilities, facility, fast, finagling,
   finesse, fittings, fixtures, flying jib martingale,
   flying jib stay, footropes, fore-skysail brace, fore-skysail lift,
   fore-topgallant shroud, fore-topgallant stay,
   fore-topmast backstay, fore-topsail lift, foreganger,
   foreroyal backstay, foreroyal lift, forerunner, forestay, foretack,
   foundation garment, frame-up, fulcrum, furnishings, furniture,
   game, gasket, gear, girdle, grab rope, guess-rope, guess-warp,
   guest rope, gunter, guy, guywire, halyard, harbor gasket, hawser,
   head fast, impedimenta, installations, intrigue, jock, jockstrap,
   kit, lanyard, lee sheet, lee tack, lifeline, lift, little game,
   machination, machinery, main brace, main-skysail brace,
   main-trysail vang, mainsheet, mainstay, maintainer, maneuvering,
   manipulation, martingale, mast, materiel, messenger, mizzen stay,
   mizzen-royal lift, mizzen-royal stay, mizzen-skysail brace,
   mizzen-skysail lift, mizzen-skysail stay, mizzen-topgallant lift,
   mizzen-topgallant stay, mizzen-topmast stay, mizzen-topsail lift,
   monopoly, munition, munitions, neck, outfit, outhaul, painter,
   paraphernalia, pennant hoist, plant, plot, plotting, plumbing,
   port tack, preventer backstay, prop, raid, raiment, ratline,
   reinforce, reinforcement, reinforcer, rest, resting place, rig,
   ropes, ropework, roping, running rigging, scheme, schemery,
   scheming, sea gasket, service, serving, sheet, shoulder, shroud,
   span, spanker peak halyard, spanker sheet, spine, spring, sprit,
   staff, standing rigging, starboard tack, stave, stay, stick,
   stiffener, stirrup, stock-in-trade, stratagem, strengthener,
   support, supporter, sustainer, tack, tackle, tackling, things,
   togs, trick, underplot, upholder, utensils, walking stick,
   wash sale, washing, weather sheet, web of intrigue, whipping,
   whisker jumper, wire-pulling

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