rig vs gig

rig and gig both are nouns.

rig is a verb but gig is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rig	Yes	No	Yes	No
gig	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gig is a hyponym of rig; that is, gig is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rig:

rig: a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
gig: small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood

Other hyponyms of rig include barouche, brougham, buckboard, buggy, roadster, cab, cabriolet, caroche, chaise, shay, chariot, clarence, coach-and-four, coach, four-in-hand, droshky, drosky, gharry, hackney, hackney carriage, hackney coach, hansom, hansom cab, landau, post chaise, stanhope, surrey, trap, troika.

rig (noun)	gig (noun)
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme	a booking for musicians
gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise	small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel	tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
a set of clothing (with accessories)	long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses	an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together	a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
gear used in fishing

rig (verb)	gig (verb)
equip with sails or masts
connect or secure to
manipulate in a fraudulent manner
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

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