| rifle | |
| 1. n. A long firearm firing a single projectile, usually with a rifled barrel to improve accuracy. | |
| 2. n. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes. | |
| 3. v. To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder. | |
| 4. v. To scan many items (especially papers) in a set, quickly. (See also riffle) | |
| She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document. | |
| 5. v. To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy. | |
| 6. v. To strike something with great power. | |
| 7. v. to begin movement at great speed | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To commit robbery. | |
| 9. v. To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage. | |
| 10. v. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off. | |
| 11. v. To raffle. | |
