rig : Idioms & Phrases

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bermuda rig

  • noun a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
    Bermudian rig; Bermuda rig; Bermudan rig.
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bermudan rig

  • noun a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
    Bermudian rig; Bermuda rig; Bermudan rig.
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bermudian rig

  • noun a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
    Bermudian rig; Bermuda rig; Bermudan rig.
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cat rig

  • noun rig of a catboat
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cat-rigged

Cat"-rigged` adjective
Definitions
  1. Rigged like a catboat.
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drill rig

  • noun rig used in drilling for oil or gas
    oilrig; drill rig; drilling rig.
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drilling rig

  • noun rig used in drilling for oil or gas
    oilrig; drill rig; drilling rig.
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fishing rig

  • noun gear used in fishing
    fishing gear; tackle; rig; fishing tackle.
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fore-and-aft rig

  • noun rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft
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Fore-and-aft rigged

  • (Naut.), not rigged with square sails attached to yards, but with sails bent to gaffs or set on stays in the midship line of the vessel. See Schooner, Sloop, Cutter.
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gunter rig

Gun"ter rig`
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  1. (Naut.) A topmast arranged with metal bands so that it will readily slide up and down the lower mast.
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jury-rigged

  • adjective satellite done or made using whatever is available
    improvised; makeshift.
    • crossed the river on improvised bridges
    • the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
    • the rock served as a makeshift hammer
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Ju"ry-rigged` adjective
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  1. (Naut.) Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a.
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lateen-rig

  • noun the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel
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lateen-rigged

  • adjective satellite rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail
    lateen.
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marconi rig

  • noun a rig of triangular sails for a yacht
    Bermudian rig; Bermuda rig; Bermudan rig.
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offshore rig

  • noun drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially
    drilling platform.
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oil rig

  • noun rig used in drilling for oil or gas
    oilrig; drill rig; drilling rig.
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rig out

  • verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
    dress up; fig out; overdress; trick up; deck out; prink; tog out; get up; fig up; deck up; fancy up; attire; tog up; gussy up; trick out.
    • She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
    • The young girls were all fancied up for the party
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rig up

  • verb erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure
    • Can he rig up a P.A. system?
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rig-veda

  • noun a Veda consisting of a collection of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC
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Rig`-Ve"da
Definitions
  1. See Veda.
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Running rigging

  • (Naut. ), that part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; is distinction from standing rigging.
  • (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
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rusty rig

  • noun Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
    Botany Bay fig; Port Jackson fig; Ficus rubiginosa; little-leaf fig.
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ship-rigged

Ship"-rigged` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with square sails.
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square-rigged

  • adjective satellite rigged with square sails as the principal ones
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Square"-rigged` adjective
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  1. (Naut.) Having the sails extended upon yards suspended horizontally by the middle, as distinguished from fore-and-aft sails; thus, a ship and a brig are square-rigged vessels.
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Standing rigging

  • (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.
  • (Naut.), the cordage or rope which sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as the shrouds and stays, distinguished from running rigging.
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To overhaul running rigging

  • to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs.
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To rig a purchase

  • to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc.
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To rig a ship

  • (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.
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To rig the capstan

  • to prepare the for use, by putting the bars in the sockets.
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To rig the market

  • (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. Cant
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To run a rig

  • to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming.
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To set up the rigging

  • (Naut.), to make it taut by means of tackles. R. H. Dana, Jr.
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trucking rig

  • noun a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
    trailer truck; tractor trailer; semi; articulated lorry; rig.
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winter-rig

Win"ter-rig` transitive verb
Etymology
See Winter and Ridge.
Definitions
  1. To fallow or till in winter. Prov. Eng.
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yawl-rigged

Yawl"-rigged" adjective
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.
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