rig
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7.7
- noun
- /rɪg/
- Informal
Examples
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I lost a man during an oil rig operation in the Gulf of Mexico a few years ago.
Fiction book (2001) -
Who do you think was behind the oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico a year ago?
Blog text (3) -
Two workers were missing after a fire on a defunct rig 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle.
Blog text (13) -
Transocean, the owner and operator of the rig, also has unresolved liability issues.
Blog text (28) -
April 20, 2010: An explosion and fire on the BP-operated drilling rig Deepwater Horizon kills 11 workers.
Blog text (24) -
The two highest-ranking BP supervisors aboard the rig will face a range of manslaughter and other charges.
Blog text (15) -
The scam artist ran a rig that promised investors huge returns but never delivered.
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Many people lost their savings due to the financial rig that was set up to defraud them.
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The detective uncovered a rig involving fake lottery tickets that tricked dozens of victims.
Synonyms
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4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
65
6.8
An act of tricking someone so they are blamed for a crime they did not commit
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7.0
A plan to cheat people and take their money
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2.8
An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
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6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
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9.9
Dishonest actions that try to trick people
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9.9
A dishonest scheme that tricks people into giving money, often by selling worthless goods
1
9.9
A trick that cheats people out of money by gambling or selling worthless things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
4
5.6
A large structure in the sea for drilling oil or gas from under the sea floor
- Specialized
1
6.3
Large platform at sea where workers get oil or gas from under the sea floor
- Specialized
1
9.0
A way of putting triangular sails from front to back on a boat, often on yachts
- Jargon
1
8.6
A sailing setup where the front sail, like a jib, does not reach the top of the mast
- Specialized
1
9.9
A sail setup on a boat with a tall single mast and a triangular mainsail
- Specialized
1
9.9
A triangle-shaped sail hung from a long sloping pole attached to the mast
- 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
- Australian
A big Australian tree with spreading roots often planted for shade and beauty
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rig meaning a dishonest scheme comes from the verb 'to rig' — to 'set up' something to get the result you want. So a rig is a 'set-up' or trick used to cheat people.