rigged; rigging
rigged; rigging
1
: to manipulate or control usually by deceptive or dishonest means
rig an election
2
: to fix in advance for a desired result
rig the contest
Synonyms
Examples of rig in a Sentence
Noun
He drives a big rig.
the rig of a schooner
Recent Examples on the Web
Ryan Bradley MacLeod Andrews Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Flying saucer car:People find vehicle to be out of this world
The mostly aluminum rig sits on the chassis of a 1991 Geo Metro.
—The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
More than 25,000 died when the driver rolled the 53-foot rig onto its roof on a sharp bend along Lookingglass Creek.
—Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 5 Apr. 2024
How Marathon Digital Makes Money Marathon Digital Holdings owns crypto-currency mining machines and a data center — totaling 210,000 mining rigs in 2023 — which the company uses to solve the complex mathematical problems required to create new bitcoins — a process known as mining.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The same rigs, though, produce nearly half of the UK’s energy.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Foot by foot, the rig’s hammer slammed the pillar into the ground with the rhythmic beat of a metronome.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Ranked Boat of the Year by Sailing World magazine, the editors praised not only its easy-learning capacities but its prowess for transitioning into a high-performance sailing rig.
—Jeff Hemmel, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
The requirement is for all new rigs after 2030 to be electrified completely from the start, while new development ahead of that must be designed to run on electricity.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Chad De Guzman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
In response to former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, election workers across the country faced a deluge of violent threats and intimidation; local elections officials are still targeted.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Some people think everything is rigged or scripted.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
For Nuñez , her frustration mainly stems from a belief that the system is hopelessly rigged.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
The automaker faces another investigation into the driving-range estimates of its cars, launched after Reuters reported last year that Tesla had rigged the in-dash range meters in its vehicles to give rosy projections.
—Hyunjoo Jin, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Not only is the system rigged, the distribution of need in this nation underscores the unfairness.
—Susan Harley, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
To film the scene, the crew would affix the back half of an airplane to a truck, rig cranes with lighting to simulate phosphorus explosions, put up enormous fans to create whipping propeller winds.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
But multiple far-right activist groups with ties to former president Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee are mobilizing their supporters in earnest, drawing on one baseline belief: Elections in the US are rigged, and citizens need to do something about it.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
Noun
Someone might copy Speer’s rig down to the last knob setting, and play his guitar melodies note for note, but without Ochoa and Johnson playing, too, the Khruangbin sound cannot be duplicated.
—Ryan Bradley MacLeod Andrews Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Flying saucer car:People find vehicle to be out of this world
The mostly aluminum rig sits on the chassis of a 1991 Geo Metro.
—The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
More than 25,000 died when the driver rolled the 53-foot rig onto its roof on a sharp bend along Lookingglass Creek.
—Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 5 Apr. 2024
How Marathon Digital Makes Money Marathon Digital Holdings owns crypto-currency mining machines and a data center — totaling 210,000 mining rigs in 2023 — which the company uses to solve the complex mathematical problems required to create new bitcoins — a process known as mining.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The same rigs, though, produce nearly half of the UK’s energy.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Foot by foot, the rig’s hammer slammed the pillar into the ground with the rhythmic beat of a metronome.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Ranked Boat of the Year by Sailing World magazine, the editors praised not only its easy-learning capacities but its prowess for transitioning into a high-performance sailing rig.
—Jeff Hemmel, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
The requirement is for all new rigs after 2030 to be electrified completely from the start, while new development ahead of that must be designed to run on electricity.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Verb
But the victory, which had clips circulating online, was investigated after it was heavily scrutinized for being rigged, with local media even describing it as damaging to the reputation of Chinese marathons.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
In response to former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, election workers across the country faced a deluge of violent threats and intimidation; local elections officials are still targeted.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Some people think everything is rigged or scripted.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
For Nuñez , her frustration mainly stems from a belief that the system is hopelessly rigged.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
The automaker faces another investigation into the driving-range estimates of its cars, launched after Reuters reported last year that Tesla had rigged the in-dash range meters in its vehicles to give rosy projections.
—Hyunjoo Jin, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Not only is the system rigged, the distribution of need in this nation underscores the unfairness.
—Susan Harley, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
To film the scene, the crew would affix the back half of an airplane to a truck, rig cranes with lighting to simulate phosphorus explosions, put up enormous fans to create whipping propeller winds.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
But multiple far-right activist groups with ties to former president Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee are mobilizing their supporters in earnest, drawing on one baseline belief: Elections in the US are rigged, and citizens need to do something about it.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
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rig
1 of 3 verb
rigged; rigging
1
: to fit out (as a ship) with rigging
2
: clothe sense 1a, dress
—usually used with out
rigger
noun
rig
2 of 3 noun1
: the shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts of a ship that sets it apart from ships of other types
the rig of a schooner
2
: equipage sense 2
especially
: a carriage with its horse
3
4
: tackle, equipment, or machinery fitted for a certain purpose
an oil-drilling rig
rig
3 of 3 verb
rigged; rigging
: to fix in advance so that the outcome will be known
rig an election
Etymology
Verb
Middle English riggen "to fit out a ship with rigging"
Verb
from earlier rig (noun) "a cheating trick," of unknown origin
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