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rifle

1

[ rahy-fuhl ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. one of the grooves.
  3. a cannon with such grooves.
  4. Often Rifles. any of certain military units or bodies equipped with rifles.


verb (used with object)

rifled, rifling.
  1. to cut spiral grooves within (a gun barrel, pipe, etc.).
  2. to propel (a ball) at high speed, as by throwing or hitting with a bat.

rifle

2

[ rahy-fuhl ]

verb (used with object)

rifled, rifling.
  1. to ransack and rob (a place, receptacle, etc.).
  2. to search and rob (a person).
  3. to plunder or strip bare.
  4. to steal or take away.

rifle

1

/ ˈ°ù²¹Éª´ÚÉ™±ô /

noun

    1. 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
    2. ( as modifier )

      rifle fire

  1. (formerly) a large cannon with a rifled bore
  2. one of the grooves in a rifled bore
  3. plural
    1. a unit of soldiers equipped with rifles
    2. ( capital when part of a name )

      the Rifle Brigade

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cut or mould spiral grooves inside the barrel of (a gun)
  2. to throw or hit (a ball) with great speed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rifle

2

/ ˈ°ù²¹Éª´ÚÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to search (a house, safe, etc) and steal from it; ransack
  2. to steal and carry off

    to rifle goods from a shop

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù¾±´Ú±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù¾±î€ƒf±ô±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rifle1

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; from Low German °ùÄ«´Ú±ð±ô²Ô “to groove,†derivative of rÄ«ve, riefe “groove, flute, furrowâ€; akin to Old English rifelede “w°ù¾±²Ô°ì±ô±ð»åâ€

Origin of rifle2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English rifel, from Old French rifler “to scratch, strip, plunderâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rifle1

C18: from Old French rifler to scratch; related to Low German rifeln from riefe groove, furrow

Origin of rifle2

C14: from Old French rifler to plunder, scratch, of Germanic origin
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Synonym Study

See rob.
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She said she saw three men in uniform using the butts of their rifles and that the attention surrounding “No Other Land’s†Oscar win led settlers to “attack us more.â€

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Lamia Ballal said her husband was beaten by three men in uniform using the butts of their rifles.

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"The group of assailants arrived at approximately 6 PM with batons, knives, and at least one assault rifle; many were also masked."

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Moments later, a frantic housekeeper rifles through the kitchen drawers, then returns to raise a heavy marble rolling pin over the disheveled and bloodied figure, who is by all appearances pleading for her life.

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Dallas police on Nov. 11, 2020, responded to a call on Interstate 35, where several witnesses said Noble had been shot by a man with a rifle, according to an arrest warrant.

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