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Rifle
ˈrʌɪfl
Rifle definitions
noun
rifle
rifles
- a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance
"a hunting rifle"
- troops armed with rifles
"the Burma Rifles"
verb
rifle
rifled
rifles
rifling
- make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance
"there are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel"
- hit or kick (a ball) hard and straight
"Ferguson rifled home his fourth goal of the season"