Rigging synonyms

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becket
An eye in the end of a rope.
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downhaul
A rope or set of ropes for hauling down or securing a sail or spar.
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mainsheet
A sheet, or line, controlling the angle at which the mainsail is set
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tackling
To fasten by means of tackle
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gear
Equipment, such as tools or clothing, used for a particular activity:
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apparatus
The critical and source material, usually including notes and a glossary, that accompanies a scholarly edition of a text.
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equipment (related)
The mental and emotional resources of an individual:
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rig
The definition of a rig is a tool, equipment or arrangement with a specific purpose.
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tackle
A type of football in which the defensive players tackle the ballcarrier
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forestay
(Nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship
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gunter
(Sailing) A device used in sailing, for two main configurations of rig:
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outhaul
A rope used to extend a sail along a spar or boom.
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manipulating
To manage or control artfully or by shrewd use of influence, often in an unfair or fraudulent way
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setting
To apply jewels to; stud:
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arranging
Arrange is defined as to handle the details of an event, or to plan or cause some event to happen.
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trucking
To convey by truck.
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tricking
To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.
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tampering
To tamper is to interfere with something you shouldn't in a harmful way or to change something you shouldn't change.
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supplying
To furnish or equip with.
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outfitting
To furnish or equip, as with an outfit; fit out
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gearing
To furnish with gear; harness
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furnishing
To supply, provide, or equip with whatever is necessary or useful; esp., to put furniture into (a room, apartment, etc.)
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fixing
To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means:
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equipping
To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.
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dressing
To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
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costuming
To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.
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clothing
To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
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cheating
To cheat is defined as to mislead or behave in a dishonest way.
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fitting
To be suitable or adapted to; be in accord with
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appointing
To furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out.
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giving (related)
To perform for an audience:
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jib (related)
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standing rigging (related)
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rigger (related)
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spinnaker (related)
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running rigging (related)
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implements
Plural form of implement
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mizzen (related)
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  • I've been thinking about rigging up something on the front to catch the webs.

  • On the one occasion when Captain Dawson says he heard it himself, " the sound was like the swishing of a whip or the noise produced by a sharp squall of wind in the upper rigging of a ship, and as the aurora brightened and faded so did the sound which accompanied it."

  • On the right, above the brake rigging is the vacuum pump, driven from the inside right cross head.

  • The hull was soon awash, and the crew were eventually compelled to seek safety in the rigging.

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