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Meaning of rifled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rifled

verb

Definitions

  1. To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)

    Example: She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.

  2. To commit robbery or theft.

  3. To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.

  4. To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.