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# rigged

«rigged» in Mova's school dictionary: **unfairly arranged so that a certain person wins: a rigged…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Rigged means unfairly arranged so that a certain person wins: a rigged game, a rigged election. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#m3)

### sense 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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x2)
- We rigged up a tent with a blanket and two chairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x3)
- The old ship was rigged with white sails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x4)
- Was the raffle rigged? The head teacher's son won again! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/#x5)
- They rigged up a pulley to lift the bucket. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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).

### In the corpora

- ["This game is RIGGED!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost/1/)
- [The other team was scripted to win!" His brother, watching: "Rigged?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/173-the-game-is-rigged-because-i-lost/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rigged» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rigged/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.