Dictionary definition · rifle
noun
- a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore"he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"
verb
- steal goods; take as spoils"During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way"Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).