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# rifle

noun (a rifle, rifles); verb (rifle, rifles, rifled, rifling)

«rifle» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A long gun fired from the shoulder, with spiral grooves inside the barrel so the bullet spins and flies straight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#m1)
2. (verb) To search quickly and roughly through something, often to steal: «The burglar rifled through the drawers.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#m2)
3. (verb, sport) To hit or kick a ball very hard and straight: «He rifled the ball into the net.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#m3)

### In the lessons

Soldiers, hunters and farmers use rifles; in history the rifle changed wars. In stories, «rifled through» shows someone searching messily or secretly. Safety: real guns are never toys; if you find one, do not touch it, leave and tell an adult. In football or cricket reports, «rifled» means hit hard.

### Examples

- The soldier carried a rifle on his shoulder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#x1)
- Someone had rifled through my schoolbag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#x2)
- She rifled through the cupboard looking for her shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#x3)
- The striker rifled the ball into the top corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#x4)
- Farmers in Australia may use a rifle to protect sheep from foxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#x5)
- Never touch a rifle or any gun; tell an adult straight away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#x6)
- So he took up a rifle which he had laid at his bedside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/#x7)

### Note

The noun is countable. «Rifle» (search) and «rifle» (gun) are the same spelling with different meanings. Do not confuse with «riffle» (to flick through pages quickly).

## In Jewish tradition

Soldiers, hunters and farmers use rifles; in history the rifle changed wars. In stories, «rifled through» shows someone searching messily or secretly. Safety: real guns are never toys; if you find one, do not touch it, leave and tell an adult. In football or cricket reports, «rifled» means hit hard.

### Note

The noun is countable. «Rifle» (search) and «rifle» (gun) are the same spelling with different meanings. Do not confuse with «riffle» (to flick through pages quickly).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rifle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rifle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rifle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rifle.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rifle» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rifle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rifle» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rifle.html) on Mova free.