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rifled

/ˈraɪ.fld/

/ˈraɪ.fəld/

Translations

rifledadjective

/ˈraɪfəld/

нарезной

The hunter used a rifled barrel for better accuracy.

Охотник использовал нарезной ствол для лучшей точности.

rifleverb

rifled

Past Simple

rifled

Past Simple

rifled

Past Participle

rifling

Gerund

/ˈraɪ.fl̩/

/ˈraɪ.fəl/

рыться

He rifled through the drawer looking for his keys.

Он рылся в ящике в поисках своих ключей.

Additional translations

Synonyms

riflepast participle

rifled

Used to describe a firearm or barrel that has spiral grooves; derived from the past participle of the verb 'rifle'.

Synonyms

foraged through

picked through

ransacked through

rifled through

Definitions

rifledadjective

Having grooves or spiral patterns, typically referring to the inside of a gun barrel.

The rifled barrel of the rifle improved its accuracy over long distances.

Having been searched or robbed, with contents disturbed or taken.

The burglar left the filing cabinet rifled and papers scattered on the floor.

rifleverb

To search through something quickly and carelessly, often in a way that causes disorder.

She rifled through her bag to find her keys.

To steal or take something from a place or person, often by searching through their belongings.

The thief rifled the drawers for valuables.

To cut spiral grooves inside (a gun barrel) in order to make a firearm more accurate.

The gunsmith rifled the barrel to improve its accuracy.

riflepast participle

Having spiral grooves cut inside the bore of a firearm; possessing such grooves.

The tank is equipped with a rifled gun rather than a smoothbore.