rifle
21rifle — [v] ransack burglarize, burgle, despoil, go through, grab, gut, loot, pillage, plunder, rip, rip off*, rob, rummage, sack, smash and grab*, strip, take, tip over*, trash*, waste*; concept 139 Ant. order, organize …
22rifle — rifle1 [rī′fəl] vt. rifled, rifling [Fr rifler, to scrape, scratch < OFr < MHG riffeln, to scratch, heckle (flax) < OHG riffilon, akin to RIPPLE2] 1. to cut spiral grooves on the inside of (a gun barrel, etc.) ☆ 2. [< RIFLE1 the n.]… …
23Rifle — A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ( rifling ) cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called lands, which make contact with the… …
24rifle — I n. 1) to fire a rifle 2) to aim, point; level a rifle 3) to load a rifle 4) to handle, operate a rifle 5) to assemble; disassemble a rifle 6) an air; automatic; high powered; hunting; recoilless; semiautomatic rifle 7) a rifle fires, goes off;… …
25rifle — rifle1 /ruy feuhl/, n., v., rifled, rifling. n. 1. a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory. 2. one of the grooves. 3. a cannon with… …
26Rifle — (Del ingl. rifle < fr. ant. rifler , desollar.) ► sustantivo masculino Fusil de repetición de origen norteamericano, con el interior del cañón rayado. * * * rifle (del ingl. «rifle») m. Cierta forma de *fusil, con estrías en el interior del… …
27rifle — I UK [ˈraɪf(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms rifle : singular rifle plural rifles * a large gun with a long barrel that you hold against your shoulder to fire II UK [ˈraɪf(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rifle : present tense… …
28Rifle — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Rifle », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Rifle est un nom commun qui peut désigner  …
29rifle — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a gun with a long rifled barrel, esp. one fired from shoulder level. 2 (in pl.) riflemen. v.tr. make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin. Phrases and idioms: rifle bird any dark green Australian… …
30rifle — s m 1 Arma de fuego provista de un cañón largo y acanalado por dentro que se dispara apoyándola en el hombro: Se echó el rifle al hombro e hizo cuatro disparos , rifles de alto poder, tomar el rifle para derrocar la tiranía 2 Ser o estar como… …
