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Syllabification: (rig)
Pronunciation: /rig/
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Definition of rig

verb (rigs, rigging, rigged)

[with object]
  • manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to produce a result or situation that is advantageous to a particular person:the results of the elections had been rigged [as noun, in combination]: (-rigging)charges of vote-rigging
  • cause an artificial rise or fall in prices in (a market, especially the stock market) with a view to personal profit:he accused games manufacturers of rigging the market

noun

archaic
  • a trick or way of swindling someone.

Origin:

late 18th century (in the noun sense): of unknown origin; the verb is related to the noun

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