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rifling rifling definition

rifling


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rifle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  rifle 
 
  Sense  1 
  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray 
  =>  deplume,  displume 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rifle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  rifle 
 
  Sense  1 
  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray 
  =>  deplume,  displume 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  rifle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  rifle 
 
  2  senses  of  rifle 
 
  Sense  1 
  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  2 
  rifle,  go 
  =>  search 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  rifle 
 
  rifle  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  rifle 
 
  Sense  1 
  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray 
  =>  take 
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  Sense  2 
  rifle,  go 
  =>  search 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  rifling 
  rifling 
  trifling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rifling 
 
  The  noun  rifling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  grooving,  rifling  --  (the  cutting  of  spiral  grooves  on  the  inside  of  the  barrel  of  a  firearm) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rifle 
 
  The  verb  rifle  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray  --  (steal  goods;  take  as  spoils;  "During  the  earthquake  people  looted  the  stores  that  were  deserted  by  their  owners") 
  2.  rifle,  go  --  (go  through  in  search  of  something  search  through  someone's  belongings  in  an  unauthorized  way  "Who  rifled  through  my  desk  drawers?") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  rifling 
  trifling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rifling 
 
  The  noun  rifling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  grooving,  rifling  --  (the  cutting  of  spiral  grooves  on  the  inside  of  the  barrel  of  a  firearm) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rifle 
 
  The  verb  rifle  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  plunder,  despoil,  loot,  reave,  strip,  rifle,  ransack,  pillage,  foray  --  (steal  goods;  take  as  spoils;  "During  the  earthquake  people  looted  the  stores  that  were  deserted  by  their  owners") 
  2.  rifle,  go  --  (go  through  in  search  of  something  search  through  someone's  belongings  in  an  unauthorized  way  "Who  rifled  through  my  desk  drawers?") 



rifling definition