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- [rig]
- /rɪg/
- /rɪɡ/
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- [rig]
- /rɪg/
Definitions of rigged word
- verb with object rigged Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like. 1
- verb with object rigged to furnish or provide with equipment, clothing, etc.; fit (usually followed by out or up). 1
- verb with object rigged to assemble, install, or prepare (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object rigged to manipulate fraudulently: to rig prices. 1
- noun rigged the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship. 1
- noun rigged apparatus for some purpose; equipment; outfit; gear: a hi-fi rig; Bring your rod and reel and all the rest of your fishing rig. 1
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Origin of rigged
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; 1930-35 for def 4; probably < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish rigg (noun), rigga (v.)
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Parts of speech for Rigged
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rigged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rigged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rigged
adj rigged
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- all set — prepared; ready
- all systems go — ready for action
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- gaffed — an iron hook with a handle for landing large fish.
adjective rigged
verb rigged
- geared — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- habilitated — Simple past tense and past participle of habilitate.
- maneuvered — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- nobbled — Simple past tense and past participle of nobble.
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