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1. Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
    
2. [N. Amer] A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
   - trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, articulated lorry [Brit], semi [N. Amer, informal]
    
3. Formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
   - rigging
    
4. A set of clothing (with accessories)
   "his rig was exceedingly elegant";
   - outfit, getup, turnout
    
5. Gear used in fishing
   - fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig
    
6. A vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
   - carriage, equipage
    
7. The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
   - swindle, cheat, fraud

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

Derived forms: rigs, rigging, rigged

See also: set

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