rifle meaning and definition

RIFLE noun

Definition of rifle (noun)

1. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
   • "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"

RIFLE verb

Definition of rifle (verb)

1. steal goods; take as spoils
   • "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
   • synonyms: despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, strip
2. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
   • "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
   • synonyms: go