rifled

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb steal goods; take as spoils
  2. verb go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
  3. adjective of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel

Synonyms

plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray

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