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| ri·fle [ rf'l ] (past and past participle ri·fled, present participle ri·fling, 3rd person present singular ri·fles) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb search through something vigorously: to search through something, e.g. a drawer or room, vigorously, hurriedly, and recklessly, often leaving things in disorder, sometimes with the intent to steal
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2. transitive verb rob somebody or something: to rob or plunder somebody or something
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| [14th century. < French rifler "plunder, scratch"] |
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  ri·fler noun |
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