What is "rifle" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 24-10-2024 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does rifle mean in English? Meaning of rifle definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "rifle" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "rifle": a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

Noun

  • Meaning: a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
  • Example: he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
  • Synonyms: rifle
  • Hyponyms: carbine garand garand rifle m-1 m-1 rifle precision rifle sniper rifle winchester
  • Hypernyms: firearm piece small-arm
  • Part Holonyms: bolt pump action rifle butt slide action
  • Meaning of "rifle": steal goods; take as spoils

    Verb

  • Meaning: steal goods; take as spoils
  • Example: During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
  • Synonyms: despoil foray loot pillage plunder ransack reave rifle strip
  • Hyponyms: deplume displume
  • Hypernyms: take
  • Meaning of "rifle": go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

    Verb

  • Meaning: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
  • Example: Who rifled through my desk drawers?
  • Synonyms: go rifle
  • Hypernyms: search
  • Synonyms:

    rip, rummage, trash, burglarize, pillage, rob, gut, sack, despoil, plunder, take, strip, loot, waste, grab, go through, rip off, burgle, smash and grab, tip over,

    Antonyms:

    protect, organize, give, offer, save, build, receive, order,

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    rifle in English: rifle
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