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# rigged

verb, past form (rig, rigs, rigged, rigging); adjective (rigged)

«rigged» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rigged means unfairly arranged so that a certain person wins: a rigged game, a rigged election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#m1)
2. Rigged also means fitted with ropes, sails or equipment: a ship rigged with three masts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#m2)
3. Rigged up means made quickly from whatever you have: we rigged up a shelter with a sheet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and politics talk, «rigged» means cheating — a rigged raffle, a rigged vote; when people say an election was rigged, that is a serious claim that needs proof, and news reports often show it as one side's claim. In stories about ships, a vessel is «rigged» with sails. In design and technology lessons, you «rig up» a model or a circuit. Phrases: «rigged game», «rigged election», «rig up», «the game is rigged».

### Examples

- The fairground game was rigged so nobody could win the big teddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x1)
- He shouted that the match was rigged, but the referee was fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x2)
- We rigged up a tent with a blanket and two chairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x3)
- The old ship was rigged with white sails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x4)
- Was the raffle rigged? The head teacher's son won again! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x5)
- They rigged up a pulley to lift the bucket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x6)
- Amidst shouting and cheers the ships were tarred and rigged, and then they sailed to foreign lands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x7)

### Note

Double g: rig → rigged, rigging. «Rigging» is also a noun for a ship's ropes. Saying «it's rigged» is an accusation; in a news or politics lesson, ask for evidence. Not the same as «rugged» (rough, strong).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rigged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rigged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rigged.html) on Mova free.