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rigging out

rigging out is the present participle and gerund of rig out.

Meaning of rig out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to provide with equipment or gear
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To dress; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner.
    • "Mr. Watson 's a splendid judge of washing, I guess. I don't approve of children being rigged out in fancy colors, but I 'll see what your aunt Jane thinks."1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) to expel the holder of an office or other position by means of rigging the election.

Questions about rigging out

What is rigging out the present participle and gerund of?
Rigging out is the present participle and gerund of rig out.

Words near rigging out in the dictionary

  1. Riggin
  2. riggin'
  3. rigging
  4. rigging monkey
  5. rigging monkeys
  6. rigging out
  7. riggings
  8. Riggins
  9. Rigginses
  10. Riggio
  11. Riggios

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