Definizione monolingua

rifle

rifle (third-person singular simple present rifles, present participle rifling, simple past and past participle rifled)

1. to search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
2. To scan many items (especially papers) in a set, quickly. (See also riffle^[1])

   She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.

3. To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
4. To strike something with great power.
   • 2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, BBC:

     Daviess cross was headed away from danger by Robert Huth, only for Baird to take the ball in his stride and rifle his right-footed effort towards the corner from the edge of the box.

rifle (plural rifles)

1. A long firearm firing a single projectile, usually with a rifled barrel to improve accuracy.

Definizione dizionario rifle

	fucile
	firearm with a rifled barrel
	A firearm with a rifled barrel for improved accuracy.

arma da fuoco

carabina

rapinare

schioppo

Altri significati:

A long firearm firing a single projectile, usually with a rifled barrel to improve accuracy.

to search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.

To scan many items (especially papers) in a set, quickly. (See also riffle[ ])

To strike something with great power.

To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.

To add a spiral to the interior of a gun bore.