rig
verb/rɪɡ/
/rɪɡ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they rig | /rɪɡ/ /rɪɡ/ |
| he / she / it rigs | /rɪɡz/ /rɪɡz/ |
| past simple rigged | /rɪɡd/ /rɪɡd/ |
| past participle rigged | /rɪɡd/ /rɪɡd/ |
| -ing form rigging | /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/ /ˈrɪɡɪŋ/ |
- rig something to arrange or influence something in a dishonest way in order to get the result that you want synonym fix
- He said the election had been rigged.
- to rig a vote
- A commission was appointed to ensure the lottery was not rigged.
- to rig the market (= to cause an artificial rise or fall in prices, in order to make a profit)
- a rigged match
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- rig something (with something) to provide a ship or boat with ropes, sails, etc.; to fit the sails, etc. in position
- The ships were rigged with a single square sail.
- The sails were kept rigged, ready for action.
- rig something (up) (with something) to fit equipment somewhere, sometimes secretly
- The lights had been rigged (up) but not yet tested.
- The car had been rigged with about 300 pounds of explosive.
- I was rigged up to a machine that monitored the baby’s heartbeat.
Word Originverb senses 2 to 3 late 15th cent. (in nautical use): perhaps of Scandinavian origin: compare with Norwegian rigga ‘bind or wrap up’. The noun dates from the early 19th cent. verb sense 1 late 18th cent. (in the noun sense): of unknown origin.
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