rig
/rɪɡ/verb
उच्चारण रिग
(चुनाव, परिणाम आदि में) धाँधली करना, हेराफेरी करना
Core word
- 1
[T] disapproving
to arrange or influence something in a dishonest way in order to get the result that you want
(चुनाव, परिणाम आदि में) धाँधली करना, हेराफेरी करना
- The opposition accused the government of rigging the election.
- The match was rigged.
- Some players were accused of rigging the match.
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- It is illegal to rig a competition.
- The ballot was rigged in favour of the ruling party.
Synonyms fix manipulate tamper with fiddle
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[T] ~ sth (with sth)
to fit a ship or boat with ropes, sails and other equipment
(जहाज़ में) रस्सियाँ और पाल लगाना
- The boat was rigged with new sails.
- The sailors spent the morning rigging the ship before the long voyage.
- The fishermen rigged their boats before sunrise.
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- The crew rigged the sails in a strong wind.
- The ship was fully rigged within two days.
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[T] ~ sth (with sth)
to fit equipment somewhere, sometimes secretly
(उपकरण) लगाना, फ़िट करना
- The room had been rigged with hidden cameras.
- Technicians rigged lights and speakers across the stage before the show.
- The crew rigged a screen in the courtyard for the film night.
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- The stage was rigged with bright lights.
- He rigged a speaker to the roof of the van.
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[C]
a large piece of equipment used for taking oil or gas from the ground or the sea bed
तेल या गैस निकालने का रिग
- an oil rig in the Arabian Sea
- Hundreds of workers live on the drilling rig for weeks at a time.
- The oil rig stands several kilometres from the coast.
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- A fire broke out on the rig last night.
- Engineers work on the rig in shifts of twelve hours.
Synonyms platform
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[C]
the way that the masts and sails on a boat are arranged
(नाव की) पाल-व्यवस्था
- a yacht with a modern rig
- The boat's old rig was replaced before the sailing race.
- The yacht has a traditional rig with two masts.
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- The boat's rig makes it easy to sail in light winds.
- A simple rig suits beginners.
→Phrasal verbs 2
rig sth up
to make or build something quickly, using whatever materials are available
जो सामान हाथ में हो उससे जल्दी-जल्दी कुछ बना लेना, जुगाड़ करना
- We rigged up a tent with a bedsheet and two sticks.
- The villagers rigged up a loudspeaker for the meeting.
rig sb out (in/as sth)
(British, old-fashioned) to provide somebody with a particular type of clothes or equipment
किसी को खास कपड़े या सामान पहनाना या दिलाना
- The children were rigged out in their best clothes.
- They rigged him out as a soldier for the play.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
fix manipulate tamper with fiddle platform
§Grammar and usage
Usage: rig is often used with election, match or result to mean influence it dishonestly, as in a rigged election.
Usage में rig अक्सर election, match या result के साथ बेईमानी से नतीजा बदलने के अर्थ में आता है, जैसे a rigged election।