rifle

/ɹˈaɪfəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
   “he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired”

verb

1. steal goods; take as spoils
   “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”
2. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
   “Who rifled through my desk drawers?”

Synonyms for rifle

• plunder
• despoil
• loot
• reave
• strip
• ransack
• pillage
• foray
• go

Words that rhyme with rifle

• trifle
• stifle
• pfeifle
• reifel
• zweifel