rifle

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Synonyms: rife, riffle, trifle, rile, rille, nifle, rafle, rifl, riffe, wifle

Antonyms: rife, riffle, trifle, rile, rille, nifle, rafle, rifl, riffe, wifle

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q124072}} {{lb|en|weaponry}} A [[firearm]] fired from the [[shoulder]]; improved [[range]] and [[accuracy]] is provided by a long, [[rifled]] barrel.
2. {{lb|en|military|usually|in the plural|dated}} A [[rifleman]].
3. {{senseid|en|artillery piece with rifled barrel}} {{lb|en|weaponry}} An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
4. A [[strip]] of [[wood]] covered with [[emery]] or a similar material, used for [[sharpen]]ing [[scythe]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[quickly]] [[search]] through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing).
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To commit [[robbery]] or [[theft]]. <!--W1913. assume different from "rifle through" above, only with INTENT to steal-->
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To search with intent to steal.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To add a [[spiral]] [[groove]] to a [[gun]] [[bore]] to make a fired [[bullet]] spin in flight in order to improve [[range]] and [[accuracy]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause (a [[projectile]], as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat [[ballistic]] [[trajectory]].
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move in a flat [[ballistic]] [[trajectory]] (as a rifle bullet).
9. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To dispose of in a [[raffle]].
10. {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To engage in a [[raffle]].

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