rifle


Definition: Meaning of, rifle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrʌɪf(ə)l /

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rifle rifles
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  1. a long gun which you hold up to your shoulder to shoot [↪  pistol]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rifle rifled rifled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rifling rifles
also rifle through [transitive]
  1. to search a place or container quickly because you are looking for something, especially something to steal
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rifle used in phrases

  • Browning automatic rifle (noun)
    1. a portable .30 calibre automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
  • Garand rifle (noun)
    1. a semiautomatic rifle
  • M-1 rifle (noun)
    1. a semiautomatic rifle
  • National Rifle Association (noun)
    1. a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
  • National Rifle Association, the
    1. a US organization that supports people's rights to buy and keep guns, and opposes attempts to change the laws and introduce more strict controls on guns.
  • air rifle (noun)
    1. a gun that uses air pressure to fire a small bullet
  • assault rifle (noun)
    1. military any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
  • automatic rifle (noun)
    1. light machine gun
  • machine rifle (noun)
    1. light machine gun
  • precision rifle (noun)
    1. military an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armoured vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away
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rifle used in phrasal verbs