Synonyms for rifle
ˈraɪ fəlri·fle

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1. rifleverb

   a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

   "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"

2. plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, forayverb

   steal goods; take as spoils

   "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

   Synonyms:
   foray, comb, disrobe, spoil, clean, discase, leach, rape, divest, violate, sack, dismantle, strip, unclothe, undress, reave, denude, uncase, denudate, strip down, despoil, go, ransack, loot, deprive, peel, plunder, bare, pillage, disinvest

3. rifle, goverb

   go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

   "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"

   Synonyms:
   drop dead, pop off, operate, belong, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, die, sound, get going, kick the bucket, run, plunder, function, lead, endure, plump, live, pass away, pillage, run short, survive, croak, live on, move, extend, conk, ransack, decease, become, run low, conk out, loot, break, proceed, last, despoil, give out, break down, go, depart, give way, hold up, snuff it, fit, pass, hold out, start, foray, fail, locomote, travel, blend, exit, perish, blend in, reave, cash in one's chips, expire, strip, go bad

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1. rifleverb

   Synonyms:
   seize, snatch away, carry off

2. rifleverb

   Synonyms:
   rob, pillage, plunder, strip, despoil, fleece

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1. rifleverb

   Synonyms:
   strip, fleece, despoil, pillage, devastate

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1. List of paraphrases for "rifle":

   shotgun, gun, rifles, fusiliers, carabinieri, musket, venice, gat, weapon, carabineros, riflemen, riffle

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1. Judge Benitez:

   Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment, firearms deemed as' assault weapons' are fairly ordinary, popular, modern rifles.

2. Emiliano Zapata:

   Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hand but a rifle in your fist

3. Andrew Arulanandam:

   National Rifle Association is not inclined to discuss private conversations with the President, however, many of the accounts of the meeting, as reported in The New York Times, are inaccurate. National Rifle Association categorically denies any discussion occurred about special arrangements pertaining to the NRA's support of the President and vice versa.

4. Joseph Stalin:

   The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

5. Lauren Boebert:

   Im not walking around with security. I am the security, soIll carry in my office. I know that its OKfor members to carry there and I am going to set up a meeting with the Capitol [ Police ] chief andtalk to Capitol Police about further options to carry.... If there arent enough provisions there to make sure that I feel like Im safe and not disarmed, then I may try tomake some amendments to the rules inCongress. RIFLE, CO - MAY 29 : Lauren Boebert, owner of Shooters Grill, has gained national attention for her decision to encourage her staff to carry a firearm during work on May 29, 2018 in Rifle, Colorado. ( Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Shes concerned she may be a.