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Definition of Rig

Rig
Rig Rig, n. [See Ridge.] A ridge. [Prov. or Scott.]
Rig
Rig Rig, n. 1. (Naut.) 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
Rig Rig, n. [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
Rig Rig, v. i. To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks. ``Rigging and rifling all ways.' --Chapman.
Rig
Rig Rig, v. t. 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]

Meaning of Rig from wikipedia

- Look up rig or ríg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rig or RIG may refer to: Rig (fishing), an arrangement of items used for fishing Drilling rig, a structure...
- ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offs**** drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company. On 20 April 2010, while...
- The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, IAST: ṛgveda, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns...
- The Rig is a British supernatural thriller television series created by David Macpherson for Amazon Prime Video. The series is directed by John Strickland...
- (/ˈskuːnər/ SKOO-nər) is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner...
- mainmast, and any additional masts are rigged square, and only the aftmost mast (mizzen in three-masted barques) is rigged fore and aft. Sometimes, the mizzen...
- fifth-generation, ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, column-stabilized drilling rig owned by Transocean and built in South Korea. The platform was 396 feet (121 m)...
- A drilling rig is an integrated system that drills wells, such as oil or water wells, or holes for piling and other construction purposes, into the earth's...
- Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and...
- Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a type of sailing rig that uses a triangular sail set abaft (behind) the mast. It is the typical configuration...