rifle

Definition

• n. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
• v. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

Word forms

Past tense

rifled

Present participle

rifling

Past participle

rifled

Third person singular

rifles

Example sentences

1. n.

   The soldier carried a rifle as he marched into the battlefield.

2. vt.

   The bandits tried to rifle the bank, but the police arrived just in time.

3. vi.

   He rifled through the drawers, looking for something valuable.