Rigging — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪɡɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪɡɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪɡɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪɡɪŋ/.

Examples

rig an election
rig prices
They rigged the bomb to the ignition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rig set up manipulate set tackle

Parts of Speech

noun	gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
noun	formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
verb	arrange the outcome of by means of deceit “rig an election”
verb	manipulate in a fraudulent manner “rig prices”
verb	connect or secure to “They rigged the bomb to the ignition”
verb	equip with sails or masts “rig a ship”

Word Forms

rig	verb	equip with sails or masts
rig	noun	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
rigger	noun	someone who rigs ships
rigging	noun	formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Takelwerk

aus Seilen usw. bestehendes Gerät, das die Masten und Segel eines Schiffes trägt

🇫🇷French

gréement

équipement constitué de cordes, etc. supportant les mâts et les voiles d'un navire

🇪🇸Spanish

aparejo

Equipo compuesto por cuerdas, etc. que sostienen los mástiles y las velas de un barco.

🇮🇹Italian

sartiame

attrezzatura costituita da funi ecc. che sostengono gli alberi e le vele di una nave

🇳🇱Dutch

tuigage

uitrusting bestaande uit touwen etc. die de masten en zeilen van een schip ondersteunen

🇵🇹Portuguese

aparelhamento

equipamento constituído por cordas, etc., que sustenta os mastros e as velas de um navio

🇷🇺Russian

такелаж

снаряжение, состоящее из канатов и т. д., поддерживающее корабельные мачты и паруса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हेराफेरी

जहाज के मस्तूलों और पालों को सहारा देने वाला रस्सियों आदि से बना गियर

🇧🇩Bengali

কারচুপি

জাহাজের মাস্তুল এবং পালকে সমর্থনকারী দড়ি ইত্যাদির গিয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

மோசடி

ஒரு கப்பலின் மாஸ்ட்கள் மற்றும் பாய்மரங்களைத் தாங்கும் கயிறுகள் போன்றவற்றைக் கொண்ட கியர்

🇮🇳Telugu

రిగ్గింగ్

ఓడ యొక్క మాస్ట్‌లు మరియు తెరచాపలకు మద్దతు ఇచ్చే తాడులు మొదలైనవాటితో కూడిన గేర్

🇮🇳Marathi

हेराफेरी

जहाजाच्या मास्ट आणि पाल यांना आधार देणारे दोरी इ. गियर

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેરાફેરી

વહાણના માસ્ટ્સ અને સેઇલ્સને ટેકો આપતા દોરડા વગેરેનો બનેલો ગિયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಿಗ್ಗಿಂಗ್

ಹಡಗಿನ ಮಾಸ್ಟ್‌ಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಹಾಯಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ಹಗ್ಗಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಗೇರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിഗ്ഗിംഗ്

കപ്പലിൻ്റെ കൊടിമരങ്ങളെയും കപ്പലുകളെയും പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്ന കയറുകളും മറ്റും അടങ്ങുന്ന ഗിയർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਂਦਲੀ

ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦੇ ਮਾਸਟ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਹਾਰਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਰੱਸੇ ਆਦਿ ਵਾਲੇ ਗੇਅਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھاندلی

رسی وغیرہ پر مشتمل سامان جو جہاز کے مستولوں اور بادبانوں کو سہارا دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

索具

由绳索等组成的支撑船舶桅杆和帆的装置

🇯🇵Japanese

談合

船のマストや帆を支えるロープなどからなる歯車

🇰🇷Korean

장비

선박의 돛대와 돛을 지지하는 로프 등으로 구성된 장비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự gian lận

thiết bị bao gồm dây thừng, v.v. hỗ trợ cột buồm và cánh buồm của tàu

🇹🇭Thai

เสื้อผ้า

อุปกรณ์ที่ประกอบด้วยเชือก ฯลฯ ที่รองรับเสากระโดงเรือและใบเรือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

laberang

perlengkapan yang terdiri dari tali dll. yang menopang tiang dan layar kapal

🇲🇾Malay

tali-temali

gear yang terdiri daripada tali dan lain-lain menyokong tiang dan layar kapal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تزوير

معدات تتكون من الحبال وما إلى ذلك لدعم صواري السفينة وأشرعتها

🇮🇷Persian

تقلب

وسایل متشکل از طناب و غیره که از دکل ها و بادبان های کشتی پشتیبانی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

arma

bir geminin direklerini ve yelkenlerini destekleyen halatlar vb.den oluşan dişli

🇮🇱Hebrew

חִבלוּל

ציוד המורכב מחבלים וכו' התומכים בתרנים ובמפרשים של ספינה

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