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Synonyms for rig

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

semi cheat carriage semiring

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Trailer truck

tractor-trailer US, semi, articulated lorry UK, trailer truck dated

2. Turnout

turnout, outfit, getup

3. Cheat

cheat, fraud, swindle

4. Carriage

carriage, equipage

Other

set-up, tackle, clothes, wanton, semiring

Verb

set, swing, fix, dress, manipulate, equip, accouter US, accoutre UK, harlotize

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

  2. n. 2

    Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

    We used a ground-level rig to safely learn how to tile a gable roof.

  3. n. 3

    A large truck, especially a semi-trailer truck.

    Every rig at the truckstop had custom-made mud-flaps.

  4. v. 1

    To fit out with a harness or other equipment. To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

Related words

Phrases
rig out drilling rig drill rig oil rig big rig dab rig

Forms

Plural
rigs → tractor-trailers, semis, turnouts, outfits…
Past participle
rigged
e.g. rigged → setted, fixt, drest, manipulated…

Example sentences

  • semi He lives in a house built in a semi foreign style.
  • cheat I felt like hitting him when he tried to cheat me.
  • carriage The royal carriage was drawn by four white horses.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rigfalling
semifalling
cheatrising
carriagesteady
semiringrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
set1, fix1
4 letters
semi2
5 letters
dress1, fraud1, swing1, cheat1, equip2, getup
6 letters
outfit2, tackle2, wanton2
7 letters
clothes1, turnout2, swindle2
8 letters
carriage2, equipage, semiring, accouter, accoutre
9 letters
harlotize
10 letters
manipulate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (semi2 = 2 syllables).