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Rig

rɪɡ

Rig definitions
verb
rigs rigging rigged rig
  1. provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging

    "the catamaran will be rigged as a ketch"

    • assemble and adjust (the equipment of a sailing boat, aircraft, etc.) in readiness for operation

      "most sails are kept ready rigged"

  2. set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically in a makeshift or hasty way

    "he had rigged up a sort of tent"

    set up hastily erect hastily assemble hastily throw together cobble together put together whip up improvise devise contrive jury-rig
  3. provide (someone) with clothes of a particular type

    "a cavalry regiment rigged out in green and gold"

noun
rig rigs
  1. the particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged

    "a ketch rig"

    • the sail, mast, and boom of a windsurfer

      "the stronger the wind, the later you release the rig"

  2. a device or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose

    "a lighting rig"

    • an oil rig or drilling rig

      "the North Sea rigs"

    • (in CB and short-wave radio) a transmitter and receiver

      "the CB rig in the car was on channel 20"

    • a set of amplifiers and speakers used by a live band or a DJ in a club
    • a particular type of construction for fishing tackle that bears the bait and hook

      "the set-up with the smaller hook is free of lead and known as a free-line rig"

  3. a person's costume, outfit, or style of dress

    "the rig of the American Army Air Corps"

  4. a truck