What is the meaning of rifled?

verb

  • Steal goods; take as spoils.
    • usage: "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
  • Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way.
    • usage: "Who rifled through my desk drawers"

adjective

  • Of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel. .
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APAWordNet. (2010). rifled. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/rifled/definitions/1182418
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MLAWordNet. "rifled" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/rifled/definitions/1182418>
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