English Dictionary

rifle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹaɪfəl/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 廃用

(intransitive) To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also riffle) / (intransitive) To commit robbery or theft.

日本語の意味

（書類や衣類など多数の中から）素早く探し出す / 強盗や窃盗を行う

She had to rifle through her bag to find the train ticket before the doors closed.

彼女はドアが閉まる前に電車の切符を見つけるためにバッグの中をがさごそ探さなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also riffle)

She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To commit robbery or theft.

Thither repair at accustomed times their harlots […] not with empty hands, for they be as skilful in picking, rifling, and filching as the upright men.

意味（3）

(transitive) To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.

thine enemies […] shall ransack and rifle all the things of Edom; and shall search out all thy hidden commodities, and carry them away at once

意味（4）

(transitive) To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.

Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye: / If not, we'll make you sit and rifle you.

意味（5）

(transitive) To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.

Time shall rifle every youthful grace.

意味（6）

(transitive) To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy.

意味（7）

(transitive) To cause (a projectile, as a rifle bullet) to travel in a flat ballistic trajectory.

Davies's cross was headed away from danger by Robert Huth, only for Baird to take the ball in his stride and rifle his right-footed effort towards the corner from the edge of the box.

意味（8）

(intransitive) To move in a flat ballistic trajectory (as a rifle bullet).

The ball rifled off the bat.

意味（9）

(transitive, obsolete) To dispose of in a raffle.

I've at one throw / Rifled away the diadem of Spain; […]

意味（10）

(intransitive, obsolete) To engage in a raffle.

We'll strike up a drum, set up a tent, call people together, put crowns apiece, let's rifle for her

rifles （ present singular third-person ）

rifling （ participle present ）

rifled （ participle past ）

rifled （ past ）