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noun

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

• Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

  Example: The climbers each had a different rig for climbing that particular rockface.

• A large truck such as a semi-tractor.

  Example: Every rig at the truckstop had custom-made mud-flaps.

• The special apparatus used for drilling wells.

• A costume or an outfit.

  Example: My sister and I always made our own rigs for Halloween.

• A computer case, often modified for looks.

• An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.

• Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.

• A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation.

verb

• To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

• To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

• To dress or clothe in some costume.

• To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

  Example: rig up a makeshift shelter

• To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

  Example: to rig an election

• To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

• To outfit a model with controls for animation.

noun

• A ridge.

noun

• A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.

• A promiscuous woman.

• A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.

• A blast of wind.

verb

• To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

noun

• An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.