noun
    
    plural rifles
    
    [count] :a gun that has a long barrel and that is held against your shoulder when you shoot it - see picture at gun; see also air rifle, assault rifle
    
    verb
    
    rifles; rifled; rifling
    
    to search through something quickly and carelessly often in order to take or steal something [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    rifles; rifled; rifling
    
    [+ obj] :to throw or hit (a ball) with a lot of speed and force