Definitions for the word "rig" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
A ridge.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
A blast of wind.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. i.
To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v.
(-gg-) 1 provide (a ship) with sails, rigging, etc. 2 (often foll. By out, up) fit with clothes or other equipment. 3 (foll. By up) set up hastily or as a makeshift. 4 assemble and adjust the parts of (an aircraft). n. 1 arrangement of a ship''s masts, sails, etc. 2 equipment for a special purpose, e.g. A radio transmitter. 3 = *oil rig. 4 colloq. Style of dress; uniform (in full rig). rigged adj. (also in comb.). [perhaps from scandinavian]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
12. v.
(-gg-) manage or fix (a result etc.) Fraudulently (rigged the election). n. Trick, dodge, or way of swindling. rig the market cause an artificial rise or fall in prices. rigger n. [origin unknown]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
13. slang
or trick, “spree,” or performance; “run a RIG,” to play a
trick.—_See_ JOHN GILPIN. “RIG the market,” in reality to play tricks
with it,—a mercantile slang phrase often used in the newspapers.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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