ALL meanings of rig up
rig up
R r - transitive verb+adverb rig up set up: sth makeshift 1
- verb with object rig up 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 rig up to furnish or provide with equipment, clothing, etc.; fit (usually followed by out or up). 1
- verb with object rig up to assemble, install, or prepare (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object rig up to manipulate fraudulently: to rig prices. 1
- noun rig up the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship. 1
- noun rig up 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
- noun rig up Also called drill rig. the equipment used in drilling an oil well. 1
- noun rig up any combination trucking unit in which vehicles are hooked together, as a tractor-trailer. 1
- noun rig up any kind of truck. 1
- noun rig up a carriage, buckboard, sulky, or wagon together with the horse or horses that draw it. 1
- noun rig up Informal. costume or dress, especially when odd or conspicuous, or when designated for a particular purpose: He looks quite nifty in a butler's rig. 1
- phrasal verb rig up If you rig up a device or structure, you make it or fix it in place using any materials that are available. 0
- verb rig up to erect or construct, esp as a temporary measure 0