What part of speech is rig?

Rig can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. rig is a verb, present, 1st person singular of rig (infinitive).
  • 2. rig is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. rig is a noun, singular of rigs.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does rig mean?

Definitions

Verb

rig - equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"
rig - connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"
rig - manipulate in a fraudulent manner; "rig prices"
rig - arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election"

Noun

rig - formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
rig - gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
rig - gear used in fishing
rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
rig - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
rig - a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

Examples of rig

#   Sentence  
1. verb Rig a ship.
2. verb Rig prices.
3. verb Rig an election.
4. noun A big rig jackknifed on Park Street this morning; commuters are urged to use Main Street as an alternate route.
5. noun Tom works on an oil rig.
6. noun Ten years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11 workers, injured 17 more and leaked 800 million liters of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, ecological devastation has proved hard to reverse.
Sentence  
verb
Rig a ship.
Rig prices.
Rig an election.
noun
A big rig jackknifed on Park Street this morning; commuters are urged to use Main Street as an alternate route.
Tom works on an oil rig.
Ten years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion killed 11 workers, injured 17 more and leaked 800 million liters of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, ecological devastation has proved hard to reverse.

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