rig1

verb (rigs, rigging, rigged)

• make (a sailing ship or boat) ready for sailing by providing it with sails and rigging:the catamaran will be rigged as a ketch [as adjective, in combination]: (-rigged)a gaff-rigged cutter
• assemble and adjust (the equipment of a sailboat, aircraft, etc.) to make it ready for operation:most sails are kept ready rigged
• set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically hastily or in makeshift fashion:he had rigged up a sort of tent the crew began to rig the camera equipment on a platform
• provide (someone) with clothes of a particular style or type:a cavalry regiment rigged out in green and gold

noun

• 1the particular way in which a sailboat’s masts, sails, and rigging are arranged:the yacht will emerge from the yard with her original rig
• the sail, mast, and boom of a sailboard.

• 2an apparatus, device, or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose:a lighting rig
• an oil rig or drilling rig.
• (in CB and shortwave radio) a transmitter and receiver.
• a particular type of construction for fishing tackle that bears the bait and hook.
• a set of amplifiers and speakers used by a live band or a DJ in a club.

• 3a person’s costume, outfit, or style of dress:the rig of the Army Air Corps

• 4chiefly North American & Australian/New Zealand a tractor-trailer.
• another type of vehicle, such as a horse-drawn carriage.