rig

🇺🇸 /rɪɡ/ 🇬🇧 /rɪɡ/
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verb
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to cheat or control something to get a wanted result

They tried to rig the game to win.

R

to set up a boat with ropes and sails

The crew will rig the boat before sailing.

R

to set up equipment, sometimes secretly

They plan to rig the room with hidden cameras.

noun
R

a large machine used to get oil or gas from the ground or sea

He works on an oil rig in the ocean.

R

the way a boat's masts and sails are set up

The sail rig helps the boat move with the wind.

R

a large truck

The big rig carried goods across the country.

R

equipment for a special use

His radio rig lets him talk to people far away.

translation

v. to cheat or control something to get a wanted result; to set up a boat with ropes and sails; to set up equipment, sometimes secretly
n. a large machine used to get oil or gas from the ground or sea; the way a boat's masts and sails are set up; a large truck; equipment for a special use

Word Forms

3rd Present rigs
Past rigged
Perfect rigged
Progressive rigging
Plural rigs