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rigging

noun
rigĀ·​ging | \ ˈri-giŋ How to pronounce rigging (audio) , -gən\

Definition of rigging

1a : lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
b : a similar network (as in theater scenery) used for support and manipulation
2 : clothing

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Examples of rigging in a Sentence

They checked the rigging before they set sail. even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans

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The rigging and training is by Flying by Foy, a Las Vegas company that specializes in theatrical flight for Broadway, cruise lines, TV and film production and other presentations. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "How St. Luke’s puts the magic in ā€˜Mary Poppins’," 13 Aug. 2019 Gangland violence is presented as the egalitarian leveller in a system that’s rigged against the poor, women, and people of color, rather than as a part of the rigging. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "ā€œThe Kitchen,ā€ Reviewed: An Engrossing Mob-Wife Drama That’s Relegated to a Table Read," 8 Aug. 2019 The Justice Department said Microsoft will also pay an $8.75 million criminal fine stemming from the Hungarian bid-rigging and bribery scheme. BostonGlobe.com, "State calls off bidding on East Boston railroad right-of-way," 24 July 2019 In the West, few top banking execs have personally been charged for their purported role in the subprime mortgage crisis, rate rigging, money laundering, and a host of other misdeeds. Max De Haldevang, Quartz, "Malaysia says Goldman Sachs bosses should face jail for the bank’s alleged role in a corruption scandal," 9 Aug. 2019 The canister was left unsupported for up to an hour by the rigging and lifting equipment intended to shoulder the canister’s weight. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Transfers of canisters filled with nuclear waste resume at San Onofre," 16 July 2019 Murphy Industrial Products, a wholesale rigging supplier, has leased 12,140 square feet at 1430 N. Post Oak Road from Prologis. Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Real estate briefs: CustomSpace brings industrial coworking to Texas," 13 July 2018 Buy Photo Some local investors are finally receiving payback from banks that cheated customers in an interest-rate rigging scandal, and the money is being returned courtesy of the Pennsylvania Attorney General. Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, "AG Shapiro: Pa. investors get back money from interest-rate rigging," 19 June 2018 Consisting of ropes, pulleys, blocks, and counterweights, the rigging system enables stage crews to deploy the technical components of a production. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "Construction mishap at Colonial could delay ā€˜Moulin Rouge!’," 12 June 2018

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First Known Use of rigging

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for rigging

Middle English ragging, riggyng fitting out of a ship

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rigging

noun

English Language Learners Definition of rigging

: the ropes and chains that are used on a ship to help support the masts and sails
: equipment that is used for supporting and using lights, curtains, etc., in a theater

rigging

noun
rigĀ·​ging | \ ˈri-giŋ How to pronounce rigging (audio) \

Kids Definition of rigging

: lines and chains used on a ship to help support the masts and sails

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