rig

Universal Words verb, noun verb (-gg-) [VN] [usuallypassive] 1 to arrange or influence sth in a dishonest way in order to get the result that you want: He said the election had been rigged. * 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 2 ~ sth (with sth) 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. 3 ~ sth (up) (with sth) to fit equipment somewhere, sometimes secretly: The lights had been rigged (up) but not yet tested. * The car had been rigged with about 300 lbs of explosive. * I was rigged up to a machine that monitored the baby's heartbeat. PHRASALVERBS rig sb / yourself<->out (in / with sth) [oftenpassive] (old-fashioned) to provide sb/sth with a particular kind of clothes or equipment: I was accepted for the job and rigged out in a uniform. * The van was rigged out with a small bed in the back. rig sth<->up to make or to build sth quickly, using whatever materials are available: We managed to rig up a shelter for the night. noun 1 (especially in compounds) a large piece of equipment that is used for taking oil or gas from the ground or the bottom of the sea: an oil rig * Her husband works on a rig in the North Sea for weeks at a time. 2 the way that the MASTS and sails on a boat, etc. are arranged 3 (AmE, informal) a large lorry/truck 4 equipment that is used for a special purpose: a CB radio rig