Riddled

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Riddle \Rid"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riddled} (r[i^]d"d'ld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Riddling} (r[i^]d"dl[i^]ng).]
     1. To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to
        pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or
        gravel.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many
        holes in; as, a house riddled with shot.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  riddled
       adj 1: (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous
              perforations or holes; "a sweater riddled with moth
              holes"; "cliffs riddled with caves"; "the
              bullet-riddled target"
       2: spread throughout; "cities riddled with corruption"