rig
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fix (informal), arrange, engineer, gerrymander, manipulate, tamper with
- equip, fit out, furnish, kit out, outfit, supply
[noun]
Synonyms:
- apparatus, equipment, fittings, fixtures, gear, tackle

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. rig¹ /rɪɡ/ verb (past tense and past participle rigged, present participle rigging) [transitive]
[Sense 1-2: Date: 1700-1800; Origin: rig 'trick' (18-19 centuries). ]
[Sense 3: Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1. to dishonestly arrange the result of an election or competition before it happens Synonym : fix:
Some international observers have claimed the election was rigged.

2. if people rig prices or rig financial markets, they unfairly agree with each other the prices that will be charged Synonym : fix ⇒ cartel:
Two of the largest oil companies have been accused of rigging prices.
Some investors feel that the market is rigged.

3. [usually passive] to put ropes, sails etc on a ship:
The ship was fully rigged and ready to sail.
rig somebody ↔ out phrasal verb British English informal
to dress someone in special or unusual clothes:
young children who are rigged out in designer clothes
rig something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to make a piece of equipment, furniture etc quickly from objects that you find around you:
We rigged up a simple shower at the back of the cabin.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. rig² noun [countable]

1. a large structure that is used for getting oil from the ground under the sea

2. American English informal a large truck:
We drove the rig down to Baltimore.

3. the way in which a ship’s sails are arranged

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲