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rig up

rig up verb: to add or set the riggings.

Verb

rig up (third-person singular simple present rigs up, present participle rigging up, simple past and past participle rigged up)

  1. (transitive) To add or set the riggings
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To kit out; to dress, set up or furnish

Forms of rig up

third-person singular presentrigs up
present participlerigging up
past participlerigged up
pastrigged up

Questions about rig up

What does rig up mean?
Rig up means to add or set the riggings.
What part of speech is rig up?
Rig up is a verb.
What is the past tense of rig up?
The past tense of rig up is rigged up.

Words near rig up in the dictionary

  1. rig doctor
  2. rig doctors
  3. rig out
  4. rig pig
  5. rig pigs
  6. rig up
  7. Rig Veda
  8. rig-out
  9. Riga
  10. Riga fir
  11. Riga firs

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