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    [Verb]  | "ri*fle" | \ ˈrī-fəl \


    1: to ransack especially with the intent to steal

    2: to steal and carry away

    3: to engage in ransacking and stealing

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French rifler to scrape off, plunder, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German riffilōn to saw, obsolete Dutch rijffelen to scrape;

    [Verb]  | "rifle" 


    1: to cut spiral grooves into the bore of

    Origin: 1635 ;

     Perhaps from French rifler to scratch, file, from Middle French, to scrape, plunder;

    [Verb]  | "rifle" 


    1: to hit or throw (a ball) with great force or speed

    Origin: 1937 ;

     {see: |rifle:3|rifle:3};

    [Noun]  | "rifle" 


    1: a shoulder weapon with a rifled bore

    2: a rifled artillery piece

    3: soldiers armed with rifles

    Origin: 1756 ;

    [Noun]  | "air rifle" 


    1: a rifle whose projectile (such as a BB or pellet) is propelled by compressed air or carbon dioxide

    Origin: 1801 ;

    [Noun]  | "assault rifle" 


    1: any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire; also : a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire

    Origin: 1950 ;

    [Noun]  | "Brow*ning automatic rifle" | \ ˈbrau̇-niŋ- \


    1: a .30 caliber gas-operated air-cooled magazine-fed automatic rifle often provided with a rest for the barrel

    Origin: 1905 ;

     John M. Browning †1926 American designer of firearms;

    [Noun]  | "En*field rifle" | \ ˈen-ˌfēld- \


    1: a .30 caliber bolt-action repeating rifle used by U.S. and British troops in World War I

    Origin: 1854 ;

     Enfield, England;

    [Noun]  | "Ga*rand rifle" | \ gə-ˈrand- \


    1: m1 rifle

    Origin: 1931 ;

     After John C. {see: |garand|Garand:b}, its designer;

    [Idiom]  | "rifle through" 


    1: to search through something quickly and carelessly often in order to take or steal something

    [Noun]  | "rifle" 


    [Noun]  | "assault rifle" 


    [Verb]  | "rifle" 


    1: to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something;


      * e.g., " ... rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy "



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     [ "rifle" ]

    1: what i have in my trunk

      * e.g.,  ... M-16, Ak-47, Ar-15, and many others 

     [ "rifle" ]

    1: v. to cut or manufacture spiraling grooves - most often times inside the barrel of a gun or small arm

      * e.g.,  ... "Gunsmiths first began to rifle muskets in Europe." 

     [ "rifle" ]

    2: n. any small arm that features rifling inside its barrel

     [ "rifle" ]

    3: Note: Science fiction often mistakenly refers to some portable LASER weapons as "rifles" or "laser rifles". Unless the weapon features rifling (which is unlikely and useless to a laser), then these terms are incorrect.

     [ "rifle" ]

    4: Also see: rifling

     [ "rifle" ]

    1: When shotgun has been called on the passenger seat of a car journey, Rifle can then be called by two of the three backseat passengers to get a window seat instead of being stuck in the middle.

      * e.g.,  ... John: Shotgun Simon: Rifle Pete: Rifle Jay: Fuck That, I hate sitting in the middle 

     [ "rifle" ]

    1: the backseat of a car, behind "shotgun" (the front passenger seat), or possibly behind "AK-47" (the driver's seat).

      * e.g.,  ... "I CALL SHOTGUN!" 

     [ "rifle" ]

    1: Penis.

      * e.g.,  ... rifle ... rifle es locin'! 

     [ "rifle" ]

    2: This is an example of direct Mexican parroting of the English word "rifle". However, be careful with this slang cognate......it is pronounced "REE-flay".

     [ "Rifle" ]

    1: The grooves cut inside a barrel of a gun to spin the bullet as moves through it.

      * e.g.,  ... spinning improves accuracy 

     [ "rifling" ]

    1: when your boy is looking through your shit (sock drawers, closet) trying to find something of value i.e. ipod, wallet, or your stash. usually done when youre not there

      * e.g.,  ... "ay, what the hell? dont be rifling through my stuff" 

     [ "Rifle" ]

    1: The seat behind the passenger seat

      * e.g.,  ... Jas: I got shotgun! 

     [ "The Rifles" ]

    1: A kickass indie band from Chingford, London. It consists of Joel Stoker (vocals, guitar), Lucus Crowther (guitar, vocals), Rob Pyne (bass guitar, vocals), and Grant Marsh (drums, percussion).

      * e.g.,  ... I saw The Rifles last night and they kicked ass. 

     [ "The Rifles" ]

    2: Awesome songs?

     [ "The Rifles" ]

    3: "Local Boy"

     [ "The Rifles" ]

    4: "When I'm Alone"

     [ "The Rifles" ]

    5: "Peace and Quiet"

     [ "The Rifles" ]

    6: "Science In Violence"

     [ "The Rifles" ]

    7: "Fall To Sorrow"

     [ "The Rifles" ]

    8: "History"

     [ "Rifle" ]

    1: The radio call given by military pilots when a AGM-65 Maverick is fired.

      * e.g.,  ... "Rifle!" 

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