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Definition of rig :
1. A blast of wind.
2. A ridge.
3. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
4. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
5. Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing.
6. The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.
7. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; - commonly followed by out.
8. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
9. To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.
10. To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
Synonyms:
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Usage examples:
- You must rig yourself up something extra! - "The Wandering Jew, Book II.", Eugene Sue.
- " Well," said Starbuck, " we kalkilate to gather early Christmas night in Hooper's Hollow and rig ourselves up Injun fashion, and then start for Spindler's with pitch- pine torches, and have a 'torchlight dance' around the house; them who does the dancin' and yellin' outside takin' their turn at goin' in and hevin' refreshment. - "Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation and Other Stories", Bret Harte.
- I must rig up a sitting- room for her, as I cannot have her in here. - "The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne", William J. Locke.