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| 1. | [ noun ] (arms) a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore | |
| Examples: | "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired" |
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| Related terms: | firearm carbine precision_rifle Garand_rifle winchester pump_action bolt rifle_butt | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (criminal law) steal goods; take as spoils | |
| Synonyms: | ransack despoil foray strip reave pillage loot plunder | |
| Examples: | "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" |
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| Related terms: | take deplume loot plunderer looting spoil plundering | |
| 3. | [ verb ] go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way | |
| Synonyms: | go | |
| Examples: | "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" |
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| Related terms: | search | |
| Similar spelling: |
riffle ripple Ripley Riffel Ribble rival Rippel ripely Riopel Riebel |
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