(rig) v.t. rigged, rig·ging
1. To fit out; equip.
2. Naut. a To fit, as a ship, with rigging. b To fit (sails, stays, etc.) to masts, yards, etc.
3. Colloq. To dress; clothe, especially in finery.
4. To make or construct hurriedly or by makeshifts: often with up: to rig up a door from old boards.
—noun
1. Naut. The arrangement of sails, rigging, spars, etc., on a vessel.
2. Colloq. A style of dress; costume.
3. U.S. Colloq. A turnout for driving; a horse or horses and vehicle.
4. Gear, machinery, or equipment: an oil–well rig.
5. Fishing tackle. [<Scand. Cf. ON rigga wrap around, Norw. rigga bind.]

(rig) v.t. rigged, rig·ging
To control fraudulently; manipulate: to rig an election.
—to rig the market To manipulate the exchange market by raising or lowering prices without regard to the value of the security or commodity traded in, in order to derive a profit.
—noun
1. A practical joke; a trick; jest.
2. A tumult; frolic. [Origin uncertain]

(rig) noun Scot. & Brit. Dial.
1. A ridge or strip of ground.
2. The back of an animal.
3. A path; way. [Var. of RIDGE]