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Definition of Rig out
1. Verb. Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive. "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
Specialized synonyms: Dress, Plume, Preen, Primp, Prank, Tart Up, Enrobe, Bedizen, Dizen
Related verbs: Dress, Dress Up, Costume, Dress Up
Generic synonyms: Dress, Get Dressed
Derivative terms: Attire, Getup, Rigout
Also: Dress
Antonyms: Dress Down, Underdress
Definition of Rig out
1. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) to provide with equipment/gear ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) to expel the holder of an office or other position by means of rigging the election. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rig Out
Literary usage of Rig out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"It has frequently occurred to me, when I have heard the order from the quarter-deck,
in the event of setting studding-sails, " to rig out and hoist away;" ..."
2. The Kedge-anchor, Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Appertaining Tothe Practical by William N. Brady (1882)
"It has frequently occurred to me, when I have heard the order from the quarter-deck,
in the event of setting studding-sails, "to rig out and hoist away;" ..."
3. Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1877)
"rig out ! HOIST AWAY ! As the sail passes the lower yard, the outer stop is cut,
and when high enough above the yard to clear the brace, the other stop is ..."
4. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1904)
"The rig-out and the wig did not arrive at Johnny's' lodgings within the hour as
promised, but arrived there within three hours, which was as much as Johnny ..."
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