rig

1. 1.

   arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

   “rig an election”

   Synonymsset up

   Broadercheat
2. 2.

   manipulate in a fraudulent manner

   “rig prices”

   Synonymsmanipulate

   Broaderprice
3. 3.

   connect or secure to

   “They rigged the bomb to the ignition”

   Broaderfasten
4. 4.

   equip with sails or masts

   “rig a ship”

   Synonymssetset up

   Broaderequip

Other forms of rig

plural

rigs·

past tense or participle

rigged

present participle

rigging

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rig

What does rig mean?

rig means "gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rig?

rig has 1 syllable: rig. In IPA it is /ˈɹɪɡ/.

What is another word for rig?

Close synonyms include trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, articulated lorry, semi. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rig a common word?

rig is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.