rigging
71bid rigging — UK US noun [U] LAW ► illegal behaviour by companies that are competing for work in which they make a secret agreement, for example to increase their prices or to share the work, in order that they both gain financially: »The Office of Fair… …
72running rigging — noun : rigging that is used primarily in setting, furling, and otherwise handling sails and movable spars or in handling cargo and that usually runs through blocks or pulleys compare standing rigging …
73standing rigging — noun or standing gear : permanent rigging (as stays and shrouds) used primarily to secure the masts and fixed spars of a vessel or to support radio, radar, and other equipment carried aloft compare running rigging …
74hay rigging — Hayrack Hay rack (h[=a] r[a^]k ), n. A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; called also {hay rigging} and {hay rig}. [1913 Webster] …
75To overhaul running rigging — Overhaul O ver*haul , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overhauling}.] 1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut …
76To set up the rigging — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
77ballot rigging — ballot .rigging n [U] the practice of cheating in an election by not counting the ballot papers correctly …
78ballot-rigging — see ballot rigging …
79ballot-rigging — ballˈot rigging noun Dishonest manipulation of a ballot • • • Main Entry: ↑ballot …
80ballot rigging — UK US noun [uncountable] the practice of cheating when counting the votes in an election to make sure that a particular person or party wins Thesaurus: elections and relating to the electoral systemhyponym to be a candidate or winner in an… …