- rifle through
- phr verbRifle through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑belongings
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rifle through — ˈrifle ˌthrough [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rifle through he/she/it rifles through present participle rifling through past ten … Useful english dictionary
rifle through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rifle through : present tense I/you/we/they rifle through he/she/it rifles through present participle rifling through past tense rifled through past participle rifled through same as rifle II, 1) … English dictionary
rifle — I n. 1) to fire a rifle 2) to aim, point; level a rifle 3) to load a rifle 4) to handle, operate a rifle 5) to assemble; disassemble a rifle 6) an air; automatic; high powered; hunting; recoilless; semiautomatic rifle 7) a rifle fires, goes off;… … Combinatory dictionary
rifle — I UK [ˈraɪf(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms rifle : singular rifle plural rifles * a large gun with a long barrel that you hold against your shoulder to fire II UK [ˈraɪf(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rifle : present tense… … English dictionary
rifle — [[t]ra͟ɪf(ə)l[/t]] rifles, rifling, rifled 1) N COUNT A rifle is a gun with a long barrel. They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle... Neighbours heard the sound of rifle fire and alerted the police. 2) VERB If you rifle through … English dictionary
rifle — ri|fle1 [ raıfl ] noun count * a large gun with a long BARREL that you hold against your shoulder to fire rifle ri|fle 2 [ raıfl ] verb transitive 1. ) rifle or rifle through to search quickly through something such as a container or a group of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rifle — ri|fle1 [ˈraıfəl] n ↑barrel, ↑sight, ↑trigger [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: rifle to cut grooves on the inside of something, especially a gun barrel (17 21 centuries), from Old French rifler to cut into a surface, steal ] a long gun which you hold up … Dictionary of contemporary English
rifle — [ˈraɪf(ə)l] noun [C] I a large gun with a long BARREL II verb [T] rifle [ˈraɪf(ə)l]; ˌrifle ˈthrough sth to search quickly through something in order to find something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
rifle — 1 noun (C) a gun with a long barrel (=tube shaped part) which you hold up to your shoulder 2 verb (T) 1 also rifle through to search quickly through a cupboard, drawer etc: He rifled through his pockets for a coin. 2 to steal things from a place … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rifle — Ⅰ. rifle [1] ► NOUN 1) a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel to make a bullet spin and thereby increase accuracy over a long distance. 2) (rifles) troops armed with rifles. ► VERB 1) (usu. as adj.… … English terms dictionary
