rig

[US]/rɪɡ/
[UK]/rɪɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a set of equipment for a ship's mast (or sails, etc.)
vt. to equip (a ship, mast) with sails and rigging.

Phrases & Collocations

oil rig

rigging equipment

election rigging

rigged competition

rigged test

rigged market

rigged system

drilling rig

test rig

drill rig

rotary drilling rig

rig up

Example Sentences

rig a prizefight; rig stock prices.

rig oneself out as a vagabond

rig up a tent for the night.

wore an outlandish rig to the office.

the rig of the American Army Air Corps.

the rigs are the business end of the oil industry.

The confident estimation to the headframe and bed plate of drilling rig is done by this method,the computational solution is identic...

Rig the pilot ladder on port side/starboard side/leeside…metres above water.

Real-world Examples

It'll be fixed, it'll be rigged.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

That lady right there, she rigged it.

Source: the chair

No, you should know that that's rigged.

Source: Billions Season 1

Now President Trump claims that the mail in ballot system is rigged.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

And here we can see the rat trap rigs.

Source: Connection Magazine

They're only players 'cause they rigged the game.

Source: Billions Season 1

We found this when we were cleaning out the rig.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

The military, astronauts even oil rig drillers try to save mankind.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2022 Collection

What's that? - You take this rig straight back to the dealer.

Source: Classic movies

It needs oil rigs and we have idle shipyards on the Clyde.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

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