nnoun.artifacta shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled boreExamples:- he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
Hypernyms:firearm piece small-arm
Inherited Hypernyms:riflefirearmgunweaponinstrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:GarandGarand rifleM-1M-1 rifleWinchestercarbineprecision riflesniper rifle
Part Meronyms:bolt pump action slide action rifle butt
Full Hyponyms:carbinedragunovgarand riflesniper riflewinchester
vverb.possessionsteal goods; take as spoilsSynset:despoil foray loot pillage plunder ransack reave strip
Examples:- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
Derivationally Related Form:pillagingdespoilerlooterdespoliationplundererlootplunderinglootingdespoilmentpillagerpillageplunder
Hypernyms:take
Inherited Hypernyms:plundertake
Direct Hyponyms:deplumedisplume
Full Troponyms:deplume
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactgo through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized waySynset:go
Examples:- Who rifled through my desk drawers?
Hypernyms:search
Inherited Hypernyms:riflesearchexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP | The men --- for animals in the area (apply to: rifle) | The men --- the area for animals (apply to: rifle)