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Look up: Rig

  1. Rig
    Rig is slang for to manipulate illegally or illicitly
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Rig
    Rig is slang for to manipulate illegally or illicitly
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. Rig
    Skydiver slang for the entire parachute, including main and reserve canopies and the harness/container
    Found on http://www.dropzone.com/safety/resources

  4. Rig
    1) Noun - The lighting system as a whole, 'The Rig'. 2) Verb - To hang lanterns on bars and connect with cables. 3) Often used to describe putting together any part of the show e.g. Rigging the set.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. Rig
    Naval Rig of the day. Naval name for the type of uniform directed to be worn each day; it is piped at breakfast time in each ship daily.
    Found on http://www.britishempire.co.uk/glossary/

  6. rig
    [n] - formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel 2. [n] - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise 3. [v] - arrange the outcome of by means of deceit 4. [v] - manipulate in a fraudulent manner 5. [v] - connect or secure to 6. [v] - equip with sails, masts, etc.
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  7. Rig
    To set up scenery on stage. rigging is a collective term for the suspension of equipment. De-rigging is taking it down again.
    Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica

  8. Rig
    A collective term to describe the permanent equipment needed when drilling a well. It has come to include the onshore and offshore vehicles, mobile platforms, or vessels on which the equipment is installed. Offshore platforms are often referred to as oilrigs.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  9. rig
    the derrick or mast, drawworks, and attendant surface equipment of a drilling or workover unit.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  10. rig
    the derrick or mast, drawworks, and attendant surface equipment of a drilling or workover unit.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  11. Rig
    a term to describe all of the components that make up the sail, mast etc.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  12. rig
    the cable,guy lines,and block and hook equipment used for hauling and loading Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • the way the components of fishing gear are assembled Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries &bul...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  13. Rig
    Rig noun [ See Ridge .] A ridge. [ Prov. or Scott.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  14. Rig
    Rig transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rigged ; present participle & verbal noun Rigging .] [ Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; confer Anglo-Saxon <...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  15. Rig
    Rig noun 1. (Nautical) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig , ship rig , etc. See Illustration in Appendix....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  16. Rig
    Rig noun [ Confer Wriggle .] 1. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [ Obsolete] Fuller. 2. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic. 3. A blast of wind. [ Prov. Eng.] Wright. « That u...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  17. Rig
    Rig intransitive verb To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks. ' Rigging and rifling all ways.' Chapman.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  18. Rig
    Rig transitive verb To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [ Obsolete or Prov.] Tusser. To rig the market (Stock Exchange) , to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [ Cant]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/81

  19. rig
    noun gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  20. Rig
    • (n.) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. • (v. t.) To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling. • (n.) A blast of ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  21. Rig
    A lighting term. To set the lanterns in position. As a noun, its refers to the actually positioning of the lanterns.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21207

  22. Rig
    The arrangement of a yacht's mast, sails and spars.
    Found on http://www.yachtdeliveryasia.com/glossar

  23. Rig
    (album) Name = Rig | Type = Album | Artist = Rig | Cover = Rig - Rig.jpg | Released = 1970 | Recorded = ??? | Genre = Rock | Length = 39:56 | Label = Capitol | Producer = Elliot Mazer and Adam Mitchell | --> `Rig` is the debut and only album by American rock group Rig, released in 1970...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rig

  24. Rig
    (fishing) A `rig` is an arrangement of items used for fishing. It can be assembled of one or more lines, hooks, sinkers, bobbers, swivels, lures, beads, and other fishing tackle. A rig might be held by a rod, by hand, or attached to a boat or pier. Some rigs are designed to float near the sur...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rig



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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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