Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 5 compound words that contain rigging. The most common are listed below. Open rigging in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- bid rigginga conspiracy in which two or more competitors agree about who will submit the winning bid when there is a call for bids.
- standing riggingThe shrouds and stays of a sailboat.
- running riggingThe ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
- jerry-riggingpresent participle and gerund of jerry-rig
- jury-riggingpresent participle and gerund of jury-rig
- rigging monkeyA crewmember of a sailing vessel whose primary responsibility is to climb the mast, usually with the assistance of a boatswain's chair, in order to work on the rigging of the ship.
- rigging monkeysplural of rigging monkey: A crewmember of a sailing vessel whose primary responsibility is to climb the mast, usually with the assistance of a boatswain's chair, in order to work on the rigging of the ship.
- rigging outpresent participle and gerund of rig out
- gaff-riggingpresent participle and gerund of gaff-rig
Compound words 5
- downriggingFishing with a downrigger.
- outriggingpresent participle and gerund of outrig
- preriggingpresent participle and gerund of prerig
- retriggingpresent participle and gerund of retrig
- thimbleriggingpresent participle and gerund of thimblerig