Antonyms 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:
   strip, fleece, despoil, pillage, devastate

How to use rifle in a sentence?

1. Shahad Smith:

   Enough of National Rifle Association. Enough of that.

2. Jonny Kim:

   Single cracks are usually not good. The crack, you know, in the crack, when I say crack, I mean when you are on the giving end of a rifle, you it's a much different sound than being on the receiving end of a rifle, that of a bullet that is supersonic makes a very distinctive crack. And when you hear that, and it's a single one, it generally is not good.

3. Carolyn Maloney:

   No civilian needs an assault rifle and the Second Amendment does not protect the right to own a weapon of war. It's time we banned assault rifles, from our streets, from our communities, from our homes.

4. Carolyn Maloney:

   Our witnesses today have endured pain and loss, yet they are displaying incredible courage by coming here to ask us to do our jobs. Let us hear their voices, let us honor their courage, let us find the same courage to pass common sense laws to protect our children, no civilian needs an assault rifle and the Second Amendment does not protect the right to own a weapon of war. It's time we banned assault rifles, from our streets, from our communities, from our homes.

5. Letitia James:

   For years, Wayne LaPierre and Wayne LaPierre lieutenants skirted the law and pocketed millions from National Rifle Association coffers to fund lavish lifestyles that included private jets, pricey vacations, expensive meals, and no-show contracts, mr. LaPierre's reimbursement of just a fraction of the millions Wayne LaPierre personally profited from indicates how The NRA went unchecked under Wayne LaPierre leadership. There is no question that the rot runs deep, which is why our lawsuit will continue. We will not stop fighting until justice is served.

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