- Chiefly Nautical.
- to put in proper order for working or use.
- to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc.
- to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
- to manipulate fraudulently: Two leading companies in the industry were fined for rigging prices.
- to assemble, install, or prepare (often followed by up).
- to furnish or provide with equipment, clothing, etc.; fit (usually followed by out or up): The ground crew rigged us out in leather helmets and bomber jackets.
- the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- apparatus for some purpose; equipment; outfit; gear: Bring your rod and reel and all the rest of your fishing rig.This other PC over here is my main gaming rig.
- the equipment used in drilling an oil well.
- any combination trucking unit in which vehicles are hooked together, as a tractor-trailer.
- any kind of truck.
- a carriage, buckboard, sulky, or wagon together with the horse or horses that draw it.
- costume or dress, especially when odd or conspicuous, or when designated for a particular purpose: He looks quite nifty in a butler's rig.
- to place in an inactive state, stowing all lines, tackles, and other removable parts.
- to equip or set up for use.
- to equip (a vessel, mast, etc) with (sails, rigging, etc)
- to set up or prepare ready for use
- to put the components of (an aircraft, etc) into their correct positions
- to manipulate in a fraudulent manner, esp for profit
- the distinctive arrangement of the sails, masts, and other spars of a vessel
- the installation used in drilling for and exploiting natural oil and gas deposits
- apparatus or equipment; gear
- an amateur radio operator's transmitting and receiving set
- a carriage together with one or more horses
- an articulated lorry
- a ridge or raised strip of unploughed land in a ploughed field
