RIFLE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
    Usage Example(s)
    • he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
    Hypernyms(s) rifle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

RIFLE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • go through in search of something
    • search through someone’’s belongings in an unauthorized way
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Who rifled through my desk drawers?
    Hypernyms(s) rifle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • steal goods
    • take as spoils
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
    Hypernyms(s) rifle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)