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rifle
noun
a
long
gun
held
against
the
shoulder
that
fires
bullets
through
a
barrel
with
spiral
grooves
so
the
bullets
spin
and
fly
straight
•
The
park
ranger
carried
a
rifle
while
walking
along
the
forest
trail
.
The
park
ranger
carried
a
rifle
while
walking
along
the
forest
trail
.
•
At
the
shooting
range
,
a
teenage
boy
steadied
his
rifle
before
taking
aim
at
the
paper
target
.
At
the
shooting
range
,
a
teenage
boy
steadied
his
rifle
before
taking
aim
at
the
paper
target
.
From
French
'rifler'
meaning
'scratch
,
groove'
,
referring
to
the
spiral
grooves
cut
inside
the
barrel
.
verb
-
rifle
,
rifling
,
rifles
,
rifled
to
search
through
something
quickly
and
carelessly
in
order
to
find
a
particular
thing
•
Nervous
before
the
test
,
Ethan
rifled through
his
backpack
for
a
spare
pen
.
Nervous
before
the
test
,
Ethan
rifled through
his
backpack
for
a
spare
pen
.
•
The
burglar
rifled through
the
drawers
looking
for
jewelry
.
The
burglar
rifled through
the
drawers
looking
for
jewelry
.
Extension
of
the
noun
sense
:
originally
“
to
plunder
”,
later
softened
to
mean
“
search
quickly
”.
verb
-
rifle
,
rifling
,
rifles
,
rifled
to
rob
or
plunder
a
place
,
taking
valuable
things
by
force
or
dishonesty
•
The
pirates
rifled
the
merchant
ship
’
s
hold
,
seizing
gold
and
spices
.
The
pirates
rifled
the
merchant
ship
’
s
hold
,
seizing
gold
and
spices
.
•
Invading
soldiers
rifled
the
town
’
s
treasury
before
marching
onward
.
Invading
soldiers
rifled
the
town
’
s
treasury
before
marching
onward
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
rifler
’
meaning
‘
to
plunder
,
scrape
away
’.
