rifle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms 2.4 Anagrams 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

From French rifler "to rifle" (gun), from Old French rifler "to scrape, scratch", from Middle High German riffeln, to scratch, heckle (flax), from Old High German riffilon "to tear by rubbing", akin to ripple (cf. Old English geriflian "to wrinkle," Old Norse rifa "to tear, break")

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rifle (plural rifles)

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

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• automatic rifle
• rifled slug
• rifling

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to 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.

   He rifled a shot past the goalkeeper into the goal.

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• Anagrams of efilr
• filer
• flier
• lifer

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From American English rifle (19th century).

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• IPA: /ʁifl/

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rifle m. (plural rifles)

1. rifle (carabine)

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• .22 Long Rifle

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• Anagrams of efilr
• filer

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

rifle m. (plural rifles)

1. rifle

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• fusil
• escopeta