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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).
[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.]
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.
[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.]
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]
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
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| 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 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" take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| 2. | rifle - go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?" search - subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys" |
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Translations
بُنْدُقِيَّةبُنْدُقِيَّهيَسْرِقيُفَتِّش
puškaukrástprohledat
riffelstjælegennemsøgegevær
تفنگ
kivääri
puška
átkutat és kirabolpuska
riffillstelaleita í
ライフル銃
소총
šautuvas
nolaupītnozagtpārmeklētšautenevandīties
puşcă
prehádzaťpuška
puška
puška
gevär
ปืนเล็กยาว
súng trường
rifle
1 [ˈraɪfl] VT (= search) → desvalijarto 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
2 [ˈraɪfl]A. N
2. the Rifles (= regiment) → los fusileros, el regimiento de fusileros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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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
riflescope
n → Zielfernrohr nt
rifle shot
n → Gewehrschuss m
rifle
1vt
town → plündern; (also rifle through) sb’s pockets, drawer, till, house → durchwühlen
ball, shot → donnern (inf)
rifle
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rifle
1 [ˈraɪfl] vt (house, till) → ripulire, svuotarerifle through vi + prep → frugare
rifle
2 [ˈraɪfl] n → fucile m, carabinaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rifle
(ˈraifl) noun a gun with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder. The soldiers are being taught to shoot with rifles.
verb1. to search (through something). The thief rifled through the drawers.
2. to steal. The document had been rifled.
ˈrifle-range noun a place for rifle practice.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009