to rig
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4.2
- verb
- /rɪg/
:
montar
- We decided to rig a simple pulley system to lift the heavy crate.
Backups on backups and you know, and pre wire, you know, like pre rig things.
- Backups on backups and you know, and pre wire, you know, like pre rig things.
Examples
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I need to dress the wound and rig up a splint, but I can't while the bone is protruding.
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You showed me how to rig a saddlebag out of our rucksacks.
Fiction book (1995) -
OK, so I need to rig something up to to get more charge into it.
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I could rig up a special just for the bed.
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We tried to rig your computer so it wouldn't sleep.
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Here, I had this specially rigged up.
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A makeshift-looking motor was rigged up under the plywood to spin it, like some child's science project.
Fiction book (1994) -
The crew needed to rig the sails before setting out to sea.
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He spent the afternoon trying to rig a temporary solution for the broken light.
Synonyms
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1.0
Make something ready for use or an event
983
2.7
To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use
622
1.0
To prepare something for use or an event
480
3.2
To set up a machine or computer program so it works
276
3.2
To give people and things the tools or skills needed for a task
119
3.7
To give weapons to people or prepare for fighting
68
3.7
To get ready for an activity by preparing people or equipment
41
1.0
Make someone or something prepared for use
12
4.1
Put things like lights or a tent together quickly to use for a short time
1
4.0
To supply someone with food or other needed items
1
3.5
To give someone the tools and equipment they need for a job
1
4.6
To put parts together before they are needed or installed
1
4.2
To give people or a place the tools and clothes they need for an activity
1
6.3
To give someone the gear they need
1
5.3
To set up a device or program in advance so it is ready to use
Add the equipment a place or thing needs to make it ready
To give new machines or tools to a place after replacing old ones
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.6
A large structure in the sea for drilling oil or gas from under the sea floor
- Specialized
A way of putting triangular sails from front to back on a boat, often on yachts
- Specialized
A sail setup for yachts with triangular sails and a mainsail set behind the mast
- Specialized
A sail arrangement with triangular sails on one tall pole that runs front to back
- Jargon
A sailing setup where the front sail, like a jib, does not reach the top of the mast
- Specialized
A triangle-shaped sail hung from a long sloping pole attached to the mast
- Specialized
A sail setup on a boat with a tall single mast and a triangular mainsail
- Australian
A big Australian tree with spreading roots often planted for shade and beauty
- Specialized
Large platform at sea where workers get oil or gas from under the sea floor
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rig originally meant the ropes and sails that make a ship ready — the rigging that holds the masts. So to rig something is to 'set up' or 'equip' it, just like preparing a ship for a journey.