rig
69
5.5
- noun
- /rɪg/
- Informal
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camión
- Brian jumps down from the rig as it backs up the driveway.
- a big rig
But these cannons are on the back of big rig trucks and they shoot pumpkins almost a mile.
- But these cannons are on the back of big rig trucks and they shoot pumpkins almost a mile.
- And I'm like this book should be called Zen in the art of a big rig trucking.
- That we're still many more years away from hydrogen, but that hydrogen is going to be really powerful for big rigs and possibly even Vtals.
- I knew he drove the drove the big rig, shot put discus.
Examples
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"Boy, Lefty, this is quite a rig you've got here." "She's a beaut, isn't she?" Lefty said proudly.
Fiction book (1998) -
I loaded that horse up in the back of my rig and drove out to Whiskey Flats.
Fiction book (1994) -
This rig can take it.
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That you take this rig straight back to the dealer.
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Driving that disco big rig.
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And if you look at this crazy rig right here, man, this is Jose's rig.
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- Yeah, a big rig with a sleeper.
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There are hundreds of big rigs parked in rows like silvery sardines.
Fiction book (1997) -
The family minivan was hit from behind by a big rig truck loaded with heavy equipment.
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Even as newer, cleaner trucks come on the market, older rigs will continue hauling for years.
Synonyms
100
4.7
A wheeled vehicle pulled by horses to carry people
30
4.2
A very large truck or its trailer used to carry goods
15
3.0
A large truck that pulls a long trailer to carry goods on roads
4
4.7
A rail car that carries cows or other farm animals
2
3.2
A very large vehicle with a separate trailer that carries goods
A large truck with a tractor and trailer that carries goods long distances
A large truck with a front cab and a long trailer joined by a moving joint to carry goods
A large vehicle like a truck that carries heavy loads
A carriage pulled by horses, often with attendants and used by wealthy people
A horse-drawn carriage that people hire like a taxi
A vehicle or trailer used to carry horses
A two-wheeled cart pulled by horses to tow a cannon
Compounds
- Specialized
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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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Rig for a vehicle grew from the idea of a set of parts working together, like a wagon with a carriage or trailer attached; in modern English a 'big rig' is a large truck and trailer. So a rig is a vehicle made to carry a load.