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 rifle rifle /ˈraɪfəl/

noun

  1. () A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore  ( rifle )
    a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
     He lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
    he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired

verb

  1. () Steal goods; take as spoils  ( foray , loot , pillage , despoil , plunder , ransack , reave [Archaic] , rifle , strip )
    steal goods; take as spoils
     During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
    During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
  2. Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way  ( go , rifle )
    go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
     Who rifled through my desk drawers?
    Who rifled through my desk drawers?