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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ri•fle1 /ˈraɪfəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -fled, -fling. n. [countable] - a shoulder firearm with a long barrel.
v. [~ + object] - to cut spiral grooves within (a gun barrel, etc.).
- to throw (a ball) at high speed:He rifled the ball back to the infield.
ri•fle•man, n. [countable], pl. -men. ri•fle2 /ˈraɪfəl/USA pronunciation v. [~ (+ through) + object], -fled, -fling. - to search through and steal or rob:The burglars rifled (through) their dresser drawers.
ri•fler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ri•fle1 (rī′fəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -fled, -fling. n. - 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 cap.) rifles, any of certain military units or bodies equipped with rifles.
v.t. - 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.
- Low German rīfeln to groove, derivative of rīve, riefe groove, flute, furrow; akin to Old English rifelede wrinkled
- 1745–55
- to ransack and rob (a place, receptacle, etc.).
- to search and rob (a person).
- to plunder or strip bare.
- to steal or take away.
- Old French rifler to scratch, strip, plunder
- Middle English rifel 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See rob.
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