Rifle

/ˈɹaɪfəl/

noun

  1. A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy.

  2. (usually plural) A rifleman.

  3. An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.

verb

  1. To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)

    She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.

  2. To commit robbery or theft.

  3. To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.

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