rifle

ri·fle ¹

(rī′fəl)

n.

1.

a. A firearm with a spirally grooved bore, designed to be fired from the shoulder.

b. An artillery piece or naval gun with a spirally grooved bore.

2. rifles Troops armed with rifles.

tr.v. ri·fled, ri·fling, ri·fles

To cut spiral grooves within (a gun barrel, for example).

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[Short for rifle gun, rifled gun, from rifle, to cut spiral grooves in, from French rifler, to scratch, from Middle French, from Old French; see rifle².]

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ri·fle ²

(rī′fəl)

v. ri·fled, ri·fling, ri·fles

v. tr.

1. To search (an area or container, for example) thoroughly, especially using the hands with the intent to steal or remove something: rifled the desk, looking for the keys.

2. To rob or search with the intent to rob: rifled the travelers of their belongings.

3. To steal (goods).

v. intr.

To search vigorously: rifling through my drawers to find matching socks.

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[Middle English riflen, to plunder, from Middle French rifler, from Old French rifler, to scratch, brush up against, from Old High German riffilōn, to scrape, scratch; akin to Old Norse rīfa, to rive.]

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ri′fler n.

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rifle

(ˈraɪfəl)

n

1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)

a. 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

b. (as modifier): rifle fire.

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (formerly) a large cannon with a rifled bore

3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) one of the grooves in a rifled bore

4. (Military) (plural)

a. a unit of soldiers equipped with rifles

b. (capital when part of a name): the Rifle Brigade.

vb (tr)

5. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to cut or mould spiral grooves inside the barrel of (a gun)

6. (General Sporting Terms) to throw or hit (a ball) with great speed

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

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rifle

(ˈraɪfəl)

vb (tr)

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

2. to steal and carry off: to rifle goods from a shop.

[C14: from Old French rifler to plunder, scratch, of Germanic origin]

ˈrifler n

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ri•fle¹

(ˈraɪ fəl)

n., v. -fled, -fling. n.

1. a shoulder firearm with a rifled bore.

2. a rifled cannon.

3. rifles, a military unit equipped with rifles.

v.t.

4. to cut spiral grooves within (a gun barrel, pipe, etc.).

5. to propel (a ball) at high speed.

[1745–55; < Low German rīfeln to groove, derivative of rīve, riefe groove, furrow; akin to Old English rifelede wrinkled]

ri•fle²

(ˈraɪ fəl)

v.t. -fled, -fling.

1. to ransack and rob.

2. to steal and take away.

[1325–75; Middle English < Old French rifler to scratch, strip, plunder, probably < Germanic; compare Old High German riffilōn to tear]

ri′fler, n.

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rifle

Past participle: rifled
Gerund: rifling

Imperative

rifle

rifle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rifle - a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired" bolt - a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech carbine - light automatic rifle firearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" Garand, Garand rifle, M-1, M-1 rifle - a semiautomatic rifle pump action, slide action - action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round rifle butt - the butt end of a rifle precision rifle, sniper rifle - an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away Winchester - a shoulder rifle
Verb	1.	rifle - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" despoil, foray, pillage, ransack, reave, loot, plunder, strip take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" deplume, displume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
	2.	rifle - go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" go search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"

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rifle

verb

1. rummage, go, search, hunt, rake, sift, forage, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.) The men rifled through his clothing.

2. ransack, rob, burgle, loot, strip, sack, gut, plunder, pillage, despoil The child rifled the till while her mother distracted the postmistress.

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Translations

بُنْدُقِيَّةبُنْدُقِيَّهيَسْرِقيُفَتِّش

puškaukrástprohledat

riffelstjælegennemsøgegevær

GewehrraubenBüchsedurchsuchen

τουφέκικαραμπίνα

rifledesvalijarfusilrebuscarrevolver

تفنگ

kivääri

fusilraflerdévaliser

puška

átkutat és kirabolpuska

riffillstelaleita í

fucilerapinarerigaresvaligiarecarabina

ライフル銃

소총

šautuvas

nolaupītnozagtpārmeklētšautenevandīties

geweerkarabijn

riflerivlerote gjennom

karabin

espingardafuzilrifle

puşcă

винтовкаружьё

prehádzaťpuška

puška

puška

gevär

ปืนเล็กยาว

tüfekçalmakkarıştırmak

súng trường

偷窃快速搜寻来福枪步枪

rifle

¹ [ˈraɪfl] VT (= search) → desvalijar
to rifle a case → desvalijar una maleta
the house had been rifled → habían saqueado la casa
they rifled the house in search of money → saquearon la casa en busca de dinero
to rifle sb's pockets → vaciar los bolsillos a algn

rifle through VI + PREP → rebuscar en, revolver

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rifle

² [ˈraɪfl]

A. N

1. (= gun) → rifle m, fusil m

2. the Rifles (= regiment) → los fusileros, el regimiento de fusileros

B. VT (Tech) → estriar, rayar

C. CPD rifle butt N → culata f de rifle
rifle fire N → fuego m de fusilería
rifle range N (Mil) → campo m de tiro; (at fair) → barraca f de tiro al blanco
rifle shot N → tiro m de fusil
within rifle shot → a tiro de fusil

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rifle

[ˈraɪf^əl]

n → fusil m
a hunting rifle → un fusil de chasse

modif [barrel, butt, fire, shot] → de fusil

vt [+ house, room] → vider, dévaliser

rifle through

vt fus [+ drawer, handbag, clothes, pile] → fouiller dans

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rifle

:

rifle association

n → Schützenverein m

rifle butt

n → Gewehrkolben m

rifle club

n → Schützenverein m

rifleman

n → (Gewehr)schütze m

rifle practice

n (Mil) → Schießübung f

rifle range

n → Schießstand m; within rifle → in Schussweite (eines Gewehrs)

riflescope

n → Zielfernrohr nt

rifle shot

n → Gewehrschuss m

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rifle

¹

vt

town → plündern; (also rifle through) sb’s pockets, drawer, till, house → durchwühlen

ball, shot → donnern (inf)

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rifle

²

n (= gun) → Gewehr nt (mit gezogenem Lauf); (for hunting) → Büchse f; the Rifles (Mil) → ˜ die Schützen pl

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rifle

¹ [ˈraɪfl] vt (house, till) → ripulire, svuotare

rifle through vi + prep → frugare

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rifle

² [ˈraɪfl] n → fucile m, carabina

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rifle

(ˈraifl) noun

a gun with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder. The soldiers are being taught to shoot with rifles. geweer بُنْدُقِيَّه пушка espingarda puška das Gewehr gevær; riffel τουφέκιrifle vintpüss تفنگ kivääri fusil, carabineרובה एक प्रकार की बन्दूक puška (s ižlijebljenom cijevi, na zrno) puska senapan riffill fucile, carabina ライフル銃 라이플총 šautuvas šautene senapang geweergevær, riflekarabin توپک espingarda puşcă, carabină винтовка puška puška puška gevär, bössa ปืนยาว tüfek 來福槍 гвинтівка راءفل súng trường 来福枪

verb

1. to search (through something). The thief rifled through the drawers. soek, deursoek يُفَتِّش претършувам pilhar prohledat durchsuchen gennemsøge ψαχουλεύωhurgar; desvalijar tuhnima زیر و رو کردن penkoa dévaliser לְחַטֵט छीन लेना pretražiti (átkutat és) kirabol mencari-cari leita í frugare, rovistare 探す 샅샅이 뒤지다 naršyti pārmeklēt; vandīties (lai laupītu) menyelongkar doorzoekengjennomsøke, rote gjennom przetrząsać رخيزنوپك، ميل: برمه كول، رخې وركول pilhar a scotoci рыться prehádzať brskati brzo pretražiti rota ค้น karıştırmak 翻騙遍 обшукувати تلاش کرنا lục lọi 快速搜寻搜劫

2. to steal. The document had been rifled. steel يَسْرِق обирам roubar ukrást rauben stjæle κλέβωrobar varastama دزدیدن؛ دست برد زدن varastaa rafler לִגנוֹב מ- राइफल चलाना opljačkati elrabol mencuri stela rubare 盗む 훔치다 pagrobti nozagt; nolaupīt mencuri stelenstjele; plyndreskraść غلا کول roubar a fura красть ukradnúť ukrasti ukrasti stjäla, plundra ปล้น çalmak 偷竊 красти لوٹ لینا ăn trộm 偷窃偷劫

ˈrifle-range noun

a place for rifle practice. skietbaan مَكان للتَّدَرُّب على إطلاق الرَّصاص بالبُنْدُقِيَّه стрелбище campo de tiro střelnice der Schießstand skydebane πεδίο βολής campo de tiro lasketiir محدوده تیر اندازی ampumarata champ/stand de tir מטווח राइफल चांदमारी streljana lövölde lapangan tembak skotæfingasvæði/-staður poligono di tiro 射撃場 사격장 šaudykla šautuve kawasan latihan menembak schietbaanskytebane strzelnica د تير غورځوني محدوده campo de tiro poligon de tragere стремление strelnica strelišče strelište gevärs-, skotthåll สถานที่ฝึกปืนยาว atış alanı, poligon 步槍射擊場 тир; стрільбище راءفل کے مشق کی جگہ trường bắn 步枪射击场

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rifle

→ بُنْدُقِيَّة puška riffel Gewehr τουφέκι rifle kivääri fusil puška fucile ライフル銃 소총 geweer rivle karabin rifle винтовка gevär ปืนเล็กยาว tüfek súng trường 步枪

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