rifle

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

- he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired

Definition categories: man–made, firearm, piece

verb

1. steal goods; take as spoils

Similar word(s): despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, strip

Definition categories: possession, take

2. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

- Who rifled through my desk drawers?

Similar word(s): go

Definition categories: contact, search

Sentences with rifle as a verb:

- She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.