1
a
: lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
b
: a similar network (as in theater scenery) used for support and manipulation
2
: clothing
Examples of rigging in a Sentence
They checked the rigging before they set sail.
even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans
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Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers that were under investigation by MLB for bet-rigging, were charged recently by federal prosecutors in New York.
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Relief pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, both of whom were suspended by Major League Baseball this past season as the league investigated accusations of pitch rigging, were indicted on charges of fraud, conspiracy and bribery, federal prosecutors announced Sunday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
The country’s electoral authority, stacked with Maduro sympathizers, proclaimed him the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging, which the government denied.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Those affected worked in sound, camera operating, stunts, rigging, transportation, the production office, extras casting, hair, photography and stunts.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Relief pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, both of whom were suspended by Major League Baseball this past season as the league investigated accusations of pitch rigging, were indicted on charges of fraud, conspiracy and bribery, federal prosecutors announced Sunday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
The country’s electoral authority, stacked with Maduro sympathizers, proclaimed him the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging, which the government denied.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Those affected worked in sound, camera operating, stunts, rigging, transportation, the production office, extras casting, hair, photography and stunts.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigging. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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rigging
noun
rig·ging
ˈrig-iŋ 
-ən
1
: the ropes and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
2
: equipment for supporting and working something (as theater scenery)
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