1
a
: 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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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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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
His resignation comes a day after The New York Times released a report examining how state officials invited the 2023 rigging.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Corrales documents the electoral rigging the ruling party has used to maintain its strongman rule in Venezuela.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 Apr. 2025
In 2016, McClendon died in a single-car crash in Oklahoma City, one day after a federal grand jury indicted him for bid rigging.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
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“Rigging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigging. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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rigging
noun
rig·ging
ˈrig-iŋ 
-ən
1
: the ropes and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars
2
: equipment for supporting and working something (as theater scenery)
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