Definition
Equipment or apparatus, especially the ropes and sails of a ship, or to set something up (or manipulate fraudulently).
Etymology
From Old Norse hryggja meaning to arrange or equip. The word came to English through sailors and referred specifically to ship equipment, then extended to any equipment or setup.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'to rig an election' or 'to rig a game' sounds modern, but sailors were using 'rig' to mean 'arrange or manipulate' since the 1500s—they knew that whoever controlled the rigging controlled the ship, so 'rigging' meant having unfair advantage.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
toerus
toerus
BGБългарски
оборудвам
оборудвам
BNবাংলা
সজ্জিত করা
সজ্জিত-করা
CSČeština
vybavit
vybavit
DEDeutsch
ausrüsten
ausrüsten
ELΕλληνικά
εξοπλίζω
εξοπλίζω
ESEspañol
equipar
equipar
ETEesti
varustama
varustama
EUEuskara
hornitu
hornitu
FAفارسی
تجهیز کردن
تجهیز-کردن
FISuomi
varustaa
varustaa
HRHrvatski
opremiti
opremiti
HUMagyar
felszerel
felszerel
IDBahasa Indonesia
melengkapi
melengkapi
ITItaliano
attrezzare
attrezzare
LTLietuvių
įrengti
įrengti
LVLatviešu
apgādāt
apgādāt
MNМонгол
тоноглох
тоноглох
MSBahasa Melayu
melengkapkan
melengkapkan
NLNederlands
uitrusten
uitrusten
PLPolski
wyposażyć
wyposażyć
PTPortuguês
aparelhar
aparelhar
RUРусский
оснащать
оснащать
SKSlovenčina
vybaviť
vybaviť
SLSlovenščina
opremiti
opremiti
SRСрпски
опремити
опремити
TEతెలుగు
సమకూర్చు
సమకూర్చు
TRTürkçe
donatmak
donatmak
UKУкраїнська
оснащувати
оснащувати
URاردو
تیار کرنا
تیار-کرنا
VITiếng Việt
trang bị
trang-bị