rifle

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rifle

A hunter carefully aims his rifle at a distant target.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder: A "rifle" is a type of gun with a long barrel that has spiral grooves (rifling) cut into the bore. This rifling causes the bullet to spin, making the weapon more accurate over longer distances.

  2. Verb:

    • To search quickly and roughly through something, especially to steal: To "rifle" means to go through items, such as drawers, bags, or pockets, in a hurried and disorderly manner, typically with the intent to find and take something.
    • To steal goods, especially during a time of disorder: To "rifle" can also mean to take property by force or without permission, often in the context of looting or plundering.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The hunter carried a high-powered rifle for deer hunting.
    • Soldiers are trained to clean and maintain their rifles.

  • Verb (meaning: to search roughly):

    • Someone had rifled through the files on my desk while I was out.
    • She discovered that her luggage had been rifled during the flight.

  • Verb (meaning: to steal):

    • Thieves rifled the safe, taking all the cash and jewelry.
    • After the battle, the invading army rifled the town of its valuables.
Advanced Usage
  • "To rifle through": This phrasal construction is very common and emphasizes the act of searching hastily and messily.
    • He rifled through the attic, looking for the old photo album.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rifling (noun): The spiral grooves cut into the barrel of a gun.
    • The rifling in the barrel imparts a spin to the bullet.
  • Rifleman (noun): A soldier armed with a rifle; a person skilled in shooting a rifle.
    • The regiment was composed of expert riflemen.
Synonyms
  • Noun: firearm, gun, long gun.
  • Verb (to search): ransack, rummage through, comb through.
  • Verb (to steal): loot, plunder, pillage, rob.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Rifle through: To search something hastily and untidily.
    • The detective rifled through the suspect's belongings for evidence.
Related Idioms
  • None directly associated with the verb form of "rifle." The noun form is sometimes used in military or hunting idioms (e.g., "a crack shot with a rifle"), but these are descriptive phrases rather than fixed idioms.
rifle

A hunter carefully aims his rifle at a distant target.

Noun
  1. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
    • he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
Verb
  1. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
    • Who rifled through my desk drawers?
  2. steal goods; take as spoils
    • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

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