Rig vs. Truck

Rignoun

(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

Rignoun

Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

Rignoun

(US) A large truck such as a semi-tractor.

Rignoun

The special apparatus used for drilling wells.

Rignoun

(informal) A costume or an outfit.

Rignoun

A computer case, often modified for looks.

Rignoun

An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.

Rignoun

(slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.

Rignoun

A ridge.

Rignoun

(obsolete) A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.

Rignoun

A promiscuous woman.

Rignoun

(obsolete) A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.

Rignoun

(obsolete) A blast of wind.

Rignoun

An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.

Rigverb

(transitive) To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

Rigverb

To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

Rigverb

To dress or clothe in some costume.

Rigverb

(transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.

Rigverb

(transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.

Rigverb

To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

Rigverb

To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

Rignoun

A ridge.

Rignoun

The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.

Rignoun

Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing.

Rignoun

A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.

Rignoun

A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.

Rignoun

A blast of wind.

Rigverb

To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.

Rigverb

To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; - commonly followed by out.

Rigverb

To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

Rigverb

To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

Rignoun

gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

Rignoun

a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

Rignoun

formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

Rignoun

a set of clothing (with accessories);

Rignoun

gear used in fishing

Rignoun

a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses

Rignoun

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme;

Rigverb

arrange the outcome of by means of deceit;

Rigverb

manipulate in a fraudulent manner;

Rigverb

connect or secure to;

Rigverb

equip with sails, masts, etc.;

Rigverb

provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging

Rigverb

assemble and adjust (the equipment of a sailing boat, aircraft, etc.) in readiness for operation

Rigverb

set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically in a makeshift or hasty way

Rigverb

provide (someone) with clothes of a particular type

Rigverb

manage or conduct (something) fraudulently so as to gain an advantage

Rigverb

cause an artificial rise or fall in prices in (the stock market) with a view to personal profit

Rignoun

the particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged

Rignoun

the sail, mast, and boom of a windsurfer

Rignoun

a device or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose

Rignoun

an oil rig or drilling rig

Rignoun

(in CB and short-wave radio) a transmitter and receiver

Rignoun

a set of amplifiers and speakers used by a live band or a DJ in a club.

Rignoun

a particular type of construction for fishing tackle that bears the bait and hook

Rignoun

a person's costume, outfit, or style of dress

Rignoun

a truck.

Rignoun

a trick or swindle.

Trucknoun

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun-carriage.

Trucknoun

The ball on top of a flagpole.

Trucknoun

(nautical) On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck".

Trucknoun

A semi-tractor ("semi") trailer; (British) a lorry.

Trucknoun

Any motor vehicle designed for carrying cargo, including delivery vans, pickups, and other motorized vehicles (including passenger autos) fitted with a bed designed to carry goods.

Trucknoun

A garden cart, a two-wheeled wheelbarrow.

Trucknoun

A small wagon or cart, of various designs, pushed or pulled by hand or (obsolete) pulled by an animal, as with those in hotels for moving luggage, or in libraries for transporting books.

Trucknoun

A pantechnicon (removal van).

Trucknoun

A flatbed railway car.

Trucknoun

A pivoting frame, one attached to the bottom of the bed of a railway car at each end, that rests on the axle and which swivels to allow the axle (at each end of which is a solid wheel) to turn with curves in the track. The axle on many types of railway car is not attached to the truck and relies on gravity to remain within the truck's brackets (on the truck's base) that hold the axle in place

Trucknoun

The part of a skateboard or roller skate that joins the wheels to the deck, consisting of a hanger, baseplate, kingpin, and bushings, and sometimes mounted with a riser in between.

Trucknoun

(theater) A platform with wheels or casters.

Trucknoun

Dirt or other messiness.

Trucknoun

Small, humble items; things, often for sale or barter.

Trucknoun

(historical) The practice of paying workers in kind, or with tokens only exchangeable at a shop owned by the employer [forbidden in the 19th century by the Truck Acts]

Trucknoun

(US) Garden produce, groceries (see truck garden).

Trucknoun

Social intercourse; dealings, relationships.

Truckverb

(intransitive) To drive a truck: Generally a truck driver's slang.

Truckverb

(transitive) To convey by truck.

Truckverb

To travel or live contentedly.

Truckverb

To persist, to endure.

Truckverb

To move a camera parallel to the movement of the subject.

Truckverb

To fight or otherwise physically engage with.

Truckverb

To run over or through a tackler in American football.

Truckverb

To fail; run out; run short; be unavailable; diminish; abate.

Truckverb

To give in; give way; knuckle under; truckle.

Truckverb

To deceive; cheat; defraud.

Truckverb

To tread (down); stamp on; trample (down).

Truckverb

(transitive) To trade, exchange; barter.

Truckverb

(intransitive) To engage in commerce; to barter or deal.

Truckverb

(intransitive) To have dealings or social relationships with; to engage with.

Truckadjective

Pertaining to a garden patch or truck garden.

Trucknoun

A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage.

Trucknoun

A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and other heavy articles.

Trucknoun

A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car; - sometimes called bogie in England. Trucks usually have four or six wheels.

Trucknoun

A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through.

Trucknoun

A freight car.

Trucknoun

A frame on low wheels or rollers; - used for various purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.

Trucknoun

a motorized vehicle larger than an automobile with a compartment in front for the driver, behind which is a separate compartment for freight;

Trucknoun

Exchange of commodities; barter.

Trucknoun

Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade; small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden vegetables raised for the market.

Trucknoun

The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; - called also truck system.

Truckverb

To transport on a truck or trucks.

Truckverb

To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck knives for gold dust.

Truckverb

To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal.

Trucknoun

an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

Trucknoun

a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects

Truckverb

convey (goods etc.) by truck;

Trucknoun

a large, heavy road vehicle used for carrying goods, materials, or troops; a lorry.

Trucknoun

a railway vehicle for carrying freight, especially a small open one.

Trucknoun

a low flat-topped trolley used for moving heavy items.

Trucknoun

a railway bogie.

Trucknoun

each of two axle units on a skateboard, to which the wheels are attached.

Trucknoun

a wooden disc at the top of a ship's mast or flagstaff, with holes for halyards to slide through.

Trucknoun

barter.

Trucknoun

the payment of workers in kind or with vouchers rather than money.

Trucknoun

small wares.

Trucknoun

odds and ends.

Trucknoun

market-garden produce, especially vegetables

Truckverb

convey by truck

Truckverb

drive a truck

Truckverb

go or proceed in a casual or leisurely way

Truckverb

barter or exchange.

Truck

A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction, with a cabin that is independent of the payload portion of the vehicle.