Rifle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way (syn: go)
Extra examples
The rifle fires / goes off.
The rifle jams / misfires.
Someone's been rifling through my drawers, there's some money missing.
Sally rifled through her wardrobe looking for a dress.
The killer had rifled his wallet and stolen £200.
Who rifled through my desk drawers?
The soldiers loosed a volley of rifle fire.
The damage was caused by accidental discharge of a hunting rifle.
The rifle recoiled and bruised my shoulder.
The rifle was extremely accurate.
Name the limbs of the lock, and the other principal parts of the rifle.
The rifle receivers lotted up in groups.
Dull phut of a rifle sounded from the window.
The soldier jabbed a rifle into his ribs.
Smith had run them off his property with a rifle.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: rifle
he/she/it: rifles
present participle: rifling
past tense: rifled
past participle: rifled
singular: rifle
plural: rifles
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