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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rig \Rig\, n. [See {Ridge}.]
     A ridge. [Prov. or Scott.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Rig \Rig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Rigging}.] [Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap
     round, rig; cf. AS. wr[imac]han to cover.]
     1. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
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     2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or
        fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out.
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              Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace.
                                                    --L'Estrange.
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     {To rig a purchase}, to adapt apparatus so as to get a
        purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle,
        capstan, etc.
  
     {To rig a ship} (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces,
        etc., to their respective masts and yards.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rig \Rig\, v. i.
     To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play
     tricks. "Rigging and rifling all ways." --Chapman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rig \Rig\, v. t.
     To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obs. or
     Prov.] --Tusser.
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     {To rig the market} (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower
        market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rig \Rig\, n. [Cf. {Wriggle}.]
     1. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [Obs.]
        --Fuller.
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     2. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
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     3. A blast of wind. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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              That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas
              were yet well composed.               --Burke.
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     {To run a rig}, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do
        something strange and unbecoming.
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              He little dreamt when he set out
              Of running such a rig.                --Cowper.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rig
       n 1: gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular
            enterprise
       2: a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together [syn: {trailer
          truck}, {tractor trailer}, {trucking rig}, {articulated
          lorry}, {semi}]
       3: formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel [syn: {rigging}]
       4: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was
          exceedingly elegant" [syn: {outfit}, {getup}, {turnout}]
       5: gear used in fishing [syn: {fishing gear}, {tackle}, {fishing
          tackle}, {fishing rig}]
       6: a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses [syn:
           {carriage}, {equipage}]
       7: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book
          is a fraud" [syn: {swindle}, {cheat}]
       v 1: arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election"
            [syn: {set up}]
       2: manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices" [syn: {manipulate}]
       3: connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
       4: equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship" [syn: {set}, {set
          up}]
       [also: {rigging}, {rigged}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  184 Moby Thesaurus words for "rig":
     Dalai Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, accouter,
     accouterments, adulterate, angle, antic, apparatus, appliances,
     appoint, appointments, appurtenances, ardri, arm, armament,
     ballet skirt, bamboozle, bey, bib and tucker, brew, buskin, cabal,
     cacique, caesar, cap and bells, caparison, caper, cham, chicane,
     collude, complot, con, concoct, connive, conspire, conveniences,
     cook, cook up, costume, countermine, counterplot, czar, disguise,
     doctor, dress, duffel, engineer, equip, equipage, equipment,
     facilities, facility, fake, finagle, finesse, fit, fit out, fit up,
     fittings, fix, fixtures, flimflam, fool, four-in-hand, frame,
     frame up, frock, frolic, furnish, furnishings, furniture, gear,
     getup, guise, gull, habit, harness, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up,
     heel, hoax, hoodwink, impedimenta, installations, intrigue, juggle,
     kaid, khan, kit, lark, lay a plot, livery, load, machinate,
     machinery, man, maneuver, manipulate, masquerade, materiel, mikado,
     monkeyshine, motley, munition, munitions, negus, operate, outfit,
     pack, pack the deal, padishah, pair, paraphernalia, pendragon,
     pharaoh, plan, plant, plot, plumbing, prearrange, preconcert,
     precontrive, predesign, premeditate, preorder, prepare, randem,
     retouch, rig out, rig up, rigging, ropework, roping,
     running rigging, sachem, sagamore, salt, scheme, service, serving,
     set up, setout, sew up, shah, sheikh, shenanigan, shines, shogun,
     sock, sophisticate, span, spike, spike team, stack,
     stack the cards, staff, standing rigging, stock-in-trade, suit,
     tackle, tackling, tamper with, tandem, team, tenno, things,
     three-up, tights, trappings, trick, trousseau, turn out, turnout,
     tutu, tycoon, unicorn, uniform, utensils, wangle, wardrobe,
     whipping
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  RIG
       Related Interest Group
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  RIG
       Rochester Intelligent Gateway (OS)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Rig, WV
    Zip code(s): 26836

















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