1. Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
   "The oil company moved their drilling rig to the new site"
    
2. [N. Amer] A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
   "The trucking rig delivered goods across the country";
   - trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, articulated lorry [Brit], semi [N. Amer, informal]
    
3. Formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
   "The tall ship's impressive rig caught everyone's attention";
   - rigging
    
4. A set of clothing (with accessories)
   "his rig was exceedingly elegant";
   - outfit, getup [informal], turnout
    
5. Gear used in fishing
   "He packed his fishing rig for a weekend trip to the lake";
   - fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig
    
6. A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
   "The elegant rig carried the newlyweds through the city streets";
   - carriage, equipage
    
7. [archaic] The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
   "The rig at the casino was discovered by investigators";
   - swindle, cheat, fraud

1. Equip with sails or masts
   "rig a ship";
   - set, set up
    
2. Connect or secure to
   "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
    
3. Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
   "rig an election";
   - set up
    
4. Cause to change in a way that is not intended or honest
   "rig prices";
   - manipulate

Derived forms: rigged, rigs, rigging

Type of: appurtenance, attire, cheat, chisel [informal], dress, equip, fasten, fiddle [Brit, informal], fit, fit out, fix, formation, fraud, garb, gear, horse-drawn vehicle, lorry [Brit], motortruck [N. Amer], outfit, paraphernalia, price, secure, truck

Encyclopedia: Rig, Lirdaf