rifle
(raɪfəl )
Word forms: rifles , rifling , rifled
1. countable noun
A rifle is a gun with a long barrel.
They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle.
Neighbours heard the sound of rifle fire and alerted the police.
2. verb
If you rifle through things or rifle them, you make a quick search among them in order to find something or steal something.
I discovered him rifling through the filing cabinet. [VERB + through]
The men rifled through his clothing and snatched the wallet. [VERB through noun]
There were lockers by each seat and I quickly rifled the contents. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: rummage, go, search, hunt
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Translations:
Chinese: 步枪, 匆忙搜寻
Japanese: ライフル銃, くまなく捜す
- outfitter
- outfitters
- outflank
- outflow
- outflow of capital
- out for blood
- out for the count
- out for the count
- outfox
- outgoing
- outgoing administration
- outgoing call
- outgoing chief
- outgoing mail
- outgoing mayor
- outgoing minister
- outgoing parliament
- outgoing personality
- outgoing president
- outgoings
- outgoing tide
- outgrow
- outgrow a space
- outgrowth
- outguess