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RIGGED
rigged
(adjective) fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)
RIG
rig, set, set up
(verb) equip with sails or masts; “rig a ship”
rig
(verb) connect or secure to; “They rigged the bomb to the ignition”
rig, manipulate
(verb) manipulate in a fraudulent manner; “rig prices”
rig, set up
(verb) arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; “rig an election”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
rigged (comparative more rigged, superlative most rigged)
(for a trial, election, or competition) Pre-arranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.
(nautical, typically not comparable) Having the rigging up.
Verb
rigged
simple past tense and past participle of rig
Anagrams
• Digger, digger
Source: Wiktionary
RIG
Rig, n. Etym: [See Ridge.]
Definition: A ridge. [Prov. or Scott.]
Rig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Rigging.] Etym: [Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; cf. AS. wrihan to cover.]
1. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out. Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace. L'Estrange. 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.
Rig, n.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
2. Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. [Colloq.]
Rig, n Etym: [Cf. Wriggle.]
1. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
3. A blast of wind. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well composed. Burke. To run a rig, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming. He little dreamt when he set out Of running such a rig. Cowper.
Rig, v. i.
Definition: To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks. "Rigging and rifling all ways." Chapman.
Rig, v. t.
Definition: To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obs. or Prov.] Tusser. To rig the market (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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