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Definition of Rig

Rig

  1. A ridge.
  2. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
  3. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out.
  4. 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.
  5. Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing.
  6. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
  7. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
  8. A blast of wind.
  9. To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
  10. To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

Rig Quotations

I feel like I'm working on an oil rig right now. I'm away from home a lot.
Hugh Laurie

I have a pro tools rig that I carry in my backpack.
will.i.am

I'll give you a great example of an issue that no one brought up during this Florida primary, the fact that we're going to have a Chinese made oil rig put in place about 60 miles off the coast of Florida.
Allen West

I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.
Nathan Fillion

L.A. is fun, but it feels like one of those towns in the north of Scotland where there's an oil rig just off the coast and whether or not you work for the oil rig, everyone is connected to it.
Chris O'Dowd
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Rig Translations

rig in Dutch is tuigen, optakelen, optuigen
rig in Portuguese is equipamento
rig in Swedish is rigga, rigg, tackla

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