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Added 8 October 2026

rig

/ɹɪɡ/ noun

In Latin: manipulō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rig at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise.
A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together.
Formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel.

verb

Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit.
rig an election
Manipulate in a fraudulent manner.
rig prices
Connect or secure to.
They rigged the bomb to the ignition

Origin

From Early Modern English rygge, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian rigge (“to bind up; wrap around; rig; equip”), Swedish dialectal rigga (“to rig a horse”), Faroese rigga (“to rig; to equip and fit; to make s.th. function”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *rik- (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *rign-, *reyg- (“to bind”); or related to Old English *wrīhan, wrīohan, wrēohan, wrēon (“to bind; wrap up; cover”). See also wry (“to cover; clothe; dress; hide”).

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