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Word: Rig
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (in the noun rigging, in nautical use): of unknown origin. The noun dates from the late 16th century (in Scots)
rɪɡ
provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging
Short Definition:provide sailing boat with sails and rigging
Examples:- the catamaran will be rigged as a ketch
- a gaff-rigged cutter
set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically in a makeshift or hasty way
Short Definition:set up equipment or device or structure
Examples:- he had rigged up a sort of tent
- the power plant of the lifeboat had been rigged to explode
provide (someone) with clothes of a particular type
Short Definition:provide someone with clothes of particular type
Examples:- a cavalry regiment rigged out in green and gold
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