rifle

Definition

  • noun: a gun that has a long barrel and that is held against your shoulder when you shoot it
  • verb: to ransack especially with the intent to steal
  • verb: to search through something quickly and carelessly often in order to take or steal something
  • synonyms: strip, rob, pillage

Examples

  • The shortstop 'rifled' a throw to second base for the out.

  • Someone 'rifled' his wallet and took his money.

  • The forward 'rifled' the ball toward the goal.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) – Well good. He'll have a loved one with him. Maybe even share a last word. That's better than most of them get, and a damn sight better then he deserves. Put down the rifle. Don't worry, I'm not mad at you. Just take out Smitty Bacall's handbill. Read it aloud. Consider that today's lesson. (..)
    2012 Django Unchained
  • (..) then carry him to the nearest town. Which would be at least thirty-seven miles back the way you came. Or Two: You could unshackle yourselves… take that rifle, put a bullet in his head, bury the two of them deep, and then make your way to a more enlightened area of this country. The choice is yours. (..)
    2012 Django Unchained