rifle in English dictionary

  • rifle

    Meanings and definitions of "rifle"

    • to search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
    • To scan many items (especially papers) in a set, quickly. (See also riffle[ ])
    • To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
    • To strike something with great power.
    • A long firearm firing a single projectile, usually with a rifled barrel to improve accuracy.
    • To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore.
    • noun
      A long firearm firing a single projectile, usually with a rifled barrel to improve accuracy.
    • noun
      A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
    • verb
      To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
    • verb
      To scan many items (especially papers) in a set, quickly. (See also riffle[1])
    • verb
      To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
    • verb
      To strike something with great power.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To commit robbery.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
    • verb
      To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
    • verb
      To raffle.
    • firearm with a rifled barrel
    • A firearm with a rifled barrel for improved accuracy.
    • noun
      a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"
    • verb
      go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
    • verb
      steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

    Synonyms of "rifle" in English dictionary

    piece, small-arm, strip are the top synonyms of "rifle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of rifle

    • lm  liczba mnoga rifles
    • rifle ( third-person singular simple present rifles, present participle rifling, simple past and past participle rifled)
    • rifle ( plural  rifles)
    • rifle (plural rifles)
    • rifle (third-person singular simple present rifles, present participle rifling, simple past and past participle rifled)
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