noun · rare

rig

rig · rigs

шахрайство, шахрай

буровая вышка, такелаж, оснастка

Bohrinsel, Takelage, Bohrturm, Takelung

The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craftThe rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

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» Tom works on an oil rig.

Tom arbeitet auf einer Bohrinsel.

Том работает на нефтяной платформе.

Том працює на нафтовій платформі.

Meaning

16 senses

The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
The climbers each had a different rig for climbing that particular rockface.
We used a ground-level rig to safely learn how to tile a gable roof.
gear used in fishing
(US)A large truck, especially a semi-trailer truck.
Every rig at the truckstop had custom-made mud-flaps.
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
Takelage, Takelung, Bohrturm
осна́сткаosnástka, такела́жtakeláž, бурова́я вы́шкаburovája výška
(informal)A costume or an outfit.
My sister and I always made our own rigs for Halloween.
Aufmachung
костю́мkostjúm, снаряже́ниеsnarjažénije, нарядnarjad
(slang)A personal computer, typically one modified for looks.
системный блокsistemnyj blok
An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
(slang)Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.
(slang)Equipment used for taking recreational drugs.
Vorrichtung, Anlage, Ausrüstung
устано́вкаustanóvka, снаряжениеsnarjaženije, оборудованиеoborudovanije
A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation.
(Northern England, Scotland, dialectal)A ridge.
A promiscuous woman.

Examples

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Tom works on an oil rig.
Том працює на нафтовій платформі.
ruТом работает на нефтяной платформе.
deTom arbeitet auf einer Bohrinsel.
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I thought that you jury-rigged something.
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The game is rigged.
ruИгра сфальсифицирована.
deDas Spiel ist manipuliert.
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The system is rigged.
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I thought you jury-rigged something.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 5

the arrangement of masts etc.:

the special apparatus used for drilling oil wells:

a costume or outfit:

computer case:

special equipment or gear:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

the arrangement of masts etc.:

the special apparatus used for drilling oil wells:

a costume or outfit:

special equipment or gear:

Origin

From Early Modern English rygge, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian rigg

From Early Modern English rygge, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian rigge (“to bind up; wrap around; rig; equip”), Swedish dialectal rigga (“to rig a horse”), Faroese rigga (“to rig; to equip and fit; to make s.th. function”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *rik- (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *rign-, *reyg- (“to bind”); or related to Old English *wrīhan, wrīohan, wrēohan, wrēon (“to bind; wrap up; cover”). See also wry (“to cover; clothe; dress; hide”).

Compare wriggle.

From ring (“algebraic structure”), omitting the letter n to suggest the lack of negatives. Compare rng (“structure like a ring but lacking a multiplicative identity”).

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Forms

plural: rigs

Singular	rig
Plural	rigs

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms

algebraic structure like a ring but without additive inverses:semiring

Close in meaning

formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel:rigging
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme:swindle cheat fraud
a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses:carriage equipage
a set of clothing (with accessories):outfit getup turnout
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together:trailer truck tractor trailer trucking rig articulated lorry semi
gear used in fishing:fishing gear tackle fishing tackle fishing rig