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rifle
rifle
/ˈraɪfəl/
noun
(
)
A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
(
rifle
)
a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
He lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
verb
(
)
Steal goods; take as spoils
(
foray
,
loot
,
pillage
,
despoil
,
plunder
,
ransack
,
reave
[Archaic]
,
rifle
,
strip
)
steal goods; take as spoils
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
(
go
,
rifle
)
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
Who rifled through my desk drawers?
Who rifled through my desk drawers?
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