definition of
rifle

[1] #1 rifle n. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired". wn

[2] #2 rifle v. [plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, ransack, pillage, foray] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners". wn

[3] #3 rifle v. [go] go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?". wn