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Noun rig has 7 senses
  1. rig - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
    --1 is a kind of     gear, paraphernalia, appurtenances
    --1 has particulars: drill rig, drilling rig, oilrig, oil rig
    Derived form: verb rig3
  2. trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, semi - a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
    --2 is a kind of truck, motortruck
    --2 has parts: semitrailer, semi; trailer
    --2 has particulars: tandem trailer
  3. rig, rigging - formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
    --3 is a kind of formation
    --3 has particulars:
     Bermuda rig, Bermudan rig, Bermudian rig, Marconi rig; cat rig; fore-and-aft rig; lateen-rig
    Derived form: verb rig4
  4. outfit, getup, rig, turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
    --4 is a kind of attire, garb, dress
    --4 has particulars: bib-and-tucker; ensemble; playsuit; trousseau
  5. fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig - gear used in fishing
    --5 is a kind of gear, paraphernalia, appurtenances
    --5 has parts: gig
    --5 has members:
     bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat; fishhook; fishing line; fishing rod, fishing pole; gaff; harpoon; landing net; reel; spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance; spinner
  6. carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses
    --6 is a kind of horse-drawn vehicle
    --6 has parts: axletree; rumble
    --6 has particulars:
     barouche; brougham; buckboard; buggy, roadster; cab, cabriolet; caroche; chaise, shay; chariot; clarence; coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four; droshky, drosky; gharry; gig; hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach; hansom, hansom cab; landau; post chaise; surrey; trap; troika
  7. swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
    --7 is a kind of fraud
    --7 has particulars:
     scam, cozenage; bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam; pyramiding; holdout; swiz; shell game, thimblerig
    Derived forms: verb rig2, verb rig1
,Verb rig has 4 senses
  1. rig, set up - arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election"
    --1 is one way to cheat, chisel
    Derived form: noun rig7
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. rig, manipulate - manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices"
    --2 is one way to price
    Derived form: noun rig7
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
    --3 is one way to     fasten, fix, secure
    Derived form: noun rig1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
  4. rig, set, set up - equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship"
    --4 is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit
    Derived forms: noun rig3, noun rigger1, noun rigging2, noun rigging1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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