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English noun: rifle | |||
| 1. | rifle (artifact) a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore | ||
| Samples | He lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | firearm, piece, small-arm | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carbine, Garand, Garand rifle, M-1, M-1 rifle, precision rifle, sniper rifle, Winchester | ||
| Part holonym | bolt, pump action, rifle butt, slide action | ||
English verb: rifle | |||
| 1. | rifle (possession) steal goods; take as spoils | ||
| Samples | During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners. | ||
| Synonyms | despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, strip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deplume, displume | ||
| 2. | rifle (contact) go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way | ||
| Samples | Who rifled through my desk drawers?. | ||
| Examples | The men rifle the area for animals , The men rifle for animals in the area | ||
| Synonyms | go | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | search | ||
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