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rifle
1[ rahy-fuhl ]
noun
- a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- one of the grooves.
- a cannon with such grooves.
- Often Rifles. any of certain military units or bodies equipped with rifles.
verb (used with object)
- to cut spiral grooves within (a gun barrel, pipe, etc.).
- to propel (a ball) at high speed, as by throwing or hitting with a bat.
rifle
2[ rahy-fuhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to ransack and rob (a place, receptacle, etc.).
- to search and rob (a person).
- to plunder or strip bare.
- to steal or take away.
rifle
1/ ˈraɪfəl /
noun
- a firearm having a long barrel with a spirally grooved interior, which imparts to the bullet spinning motion and thus greater accuracy over a longer range
- ( as modifier )
rifle fire
- (formerly) a large cannon with a rifled bore
- one of the grooves in a rifled bore
- plural
- a unit of soldiers equipped with rifles
- ( capital when part of a name )
the Rifle Brigade
verb
- to cut or mould spiral grooves inside the barrel of (a gun)
- to throw or hit (a ball) with great speed
rifle
2/ ˈraɪfəl /
verb
- to search (a house, safe, etc) and steal from it; ransack
- to steal and carry off
to rifle goods from a shop
Derived Forms
- ˈrifler, noun
Other Words From
- rifler noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of rifle1
Origin of rifle2
Word History and Origins
Origin of rifle1
Origin of rifle2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Instead of simply disagreeing, Caitlyn assaults Vi by striking her in the abdomen with the butt of her rifle.
He was found with an arsenal of weaponry, including assault rifles, handguns and ammunition, according to a Berkeley Police Department media release.
Then, in September, a man was arrested for pointing a rifle at Trump who was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach.
Even after the vehicle stopped, Lyons grabbed a rifle and kept on firing, the video shows.
Stephen Moorer, the Pacific Repertory Theatre executive director, told the news station that he noticed a man who was wandering Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th avenues with a rifle.
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