riflenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈraɪ.fəl/us/ˈraɪ.fəl/a type of gun with a long barrel (= part shaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurate at long distances
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Handguns & rifles
- .45
- 2:2
- air rifle
- airgun
- bazooka
- firearm
- flamethrower
- handgun
- howitzer
- Kalashnikov
- peashooter
- ray gun
- revolver
- Saturday night special
- sawn-off shotgun
- shotgun
- stun gun
- submachine gun
- tommy gun
- Uzi
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rifleverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈraɪ.fəl/us/ˈraɪ.fəl/to search quickly through something, often in order to steal something:
The safe had been rifled and the diamonds were gone.
He rifled through the papers on the desk, but couldn't find the photographs.
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Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- appropriate
- armed robbery
- break in/break into sth
- duff
- larceny
- liberate
- light-fingered
- loot
- looting
- mug
- relieve
- rob
- robbery
- run off with sth
- scrump
- shoplifting
- sting
- whip
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