Meaning & use
rigging
The system of ropes, chains, and cables used to support a ship's masts and control its sails.
See it in a sentence
Sailors climbed the rigging quickly to adjust the sails before the storm hit.
Investigators uncovered evidence of vote rigging in several precincts after the election.
A note on using this word
Rigging can mean either the ropes and cables on a ship or, in an unrelated but common sense, the dishonest manipulation of a result.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The dishonest manipulation of an event, contest, or process to produce a desired outcome.
The audit revealed clear signs of price rigging among the competing suppliers.
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