Meaning of "rifle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RIFLE

From Old French rifler to scratch; related to Low German rifeln from riefe groove, furrow.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RIFLE

rifle  [ˈraɪfəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIFLE

Rifle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb rifle in English.

WHAT DOES RIFLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rifle

Top: Baker rifle, a 19th-century flintlock rifle Middle: M1903 Springfield, an early 20th-century bolt-action rifle Bottom: АК-47, a mid-20th-century gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile, imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon. When the projectile leaves the barrel, this spin lends gyroscopic stability to the projectile and prevents tumbling, in the same way that a properly thrown American football or rugby ball behaves. This allows the use of aerodynamically-efficient pointed bullets and thus improves range and accuracy. The word "rifle" originally referred to the grooving, and a rifle was called a "rifled gun." Rifles are used in warfare, hunting and shooting sports.

Definition of rifle in the English dictionary

The first definition of rifle in the dictionary is a firearm having a long barrel with a spirally grooved interior, which imparts to the bullet spinning motion and thus greater accuracy over a longer range. Other definition of rifle is a large cannon with a rifled bore. Rifle is also one of the grooves in a rifled bore.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RIFLE

PRESENT

Present

I rifle

you rifle

he/she/it rifles

we rifle

you rifle

they rifle

Present continuous

I am rifling

you are rifling

he/she/it is rifling

we are rifling

you are rifling

they are rifling

Present perfect

I have rifled

you have rifled

he/she/it has rifled

we have rifled

you have rifled

they have rifled

Present perfect continuous

I have been rifling

you have been rifling

he/she/it has been rifling

we have been rifling

you have been rifling

they have been rifling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I rifled

you rifled

he/she/it rifled

we rifled

you rifled

they rifled

Past continuous

I was rifling

you were rifling

he/she/it was rifling

we were rifling

you were rifling

they were rifling

Past perfect

I had rifled

you had rifled

he/she/it had rifled

we had rifled

you had rifled

they had rifled

Past perfect continuous

I had been rifling

you had been rifling

he/she/it had been rifling

we had been rifling

you had been rifling

they had been rifling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will rifle

you will rifle

he/she/it will rifle

we will rifle

you will rifle

they will rifle

Future continuous

I will be rifling

you will be rifling

he/she/it will be rifling

we will be rifling

you will be rifling

they will be rifling

Future perfect

I will have rifled

you will have rifled

he/she/it will have rifled

we will have rifled

you will have rifled

they will have rifled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been rifling

you will have been rifling

he/she/it will have been rifling

we will have been rifling

you will have been rifling

they will have been rifling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would rifle

you would rifle

he/she/it would rifle

we would rifle

you would rifle

they would rifle

Conditional continuous

I would be rifling

you would be rifling

he/she/it would be rifling

we would be rifling

you would be rifling

they would be rifling

Conditional perfect

I would have rifle

you would have rifle

he/she/it would have rifle

we would have rifle

you would have rifle

they would have rifle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been rifling

you would have been rifling

he/she/it would have been rifling

we would have been rifling

you would have been rifling

they would have been rifling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you rifle
we let´s rifle
you rifle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to rifle

Past participle

rifled

Present Participle

rifling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RIFLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rifle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of rifle

burgle · despoil · forage · fossick · go · gut · hunt · loot · pillage · plunder · rake · ransack · rob · rummage · sack · search · sift · strip

TRANSLATION OF RIFLE

Find out the translation of rifle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of rifle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rifle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 步枪
• Translator English - Spanish: rifle
• English: rifle
• Translator English - Hindi: राइफल
• Translator English - Arabic: بُنْدُقِيَّة
• Translator English - Russian: винтовка
• Translator English - Portuguese: rifle
• Translator English - Bengali: রাইফেল
• Translator English - French: fusil
• Translator English - Malay: Senapang
• Translator English - German: Gewehr
• Translator English - Japanese: ライフル銃
• Translator English - Korean: 소총
• Translator English - Javanese: Senapan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: súng trường
• Translator English - Tamil: துப்பாக்கி
• Translator English - Marathi: राइफल
• Translator English - Turkish: tüfek
• Translator English - Italian: fucile
• Translator English - Polish: karabin
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гвинтівка
• Translator English - Romanian: pușcă
• Translator English - Greek: τουφέκι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: geweer
• Translator English - Swedish: gevär
• Translator English - Norwegian: rivle

10 QUOTES WITH «RIFLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rifle.

1

Steve Albini

My dad, Frank Addison Albini, was a terrific shot with a rifle and had generally excellent hunting skills. While my dad loved hunting and fishing, he didn't romanticize them. He was filling the freezer, not intellectualizing some caveman impulse or proving his worth as a real man.

2

Brendan Behan

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.

3

Roy Blunt

Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day - the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.

4

Sitting Bull

I wish it to be remembered that I was the last man of my tribe to surrender my rifle.

5

Meg Cabot

No matter how nice the company one might be with, however, it is never pleasant to have a rifle pointed at one's back.

6

Bonnie Jo Campbell

We have a shotgun we inherited from my father-in-law, a paranoid Englishman living in Texas. I have a .22 Marlin rifle, similar to the one Annie Oakley had, and my husband has a .357 Magnum pistol. All those are locked up tight, of course. We have a couple of pellet guns that get more use than the real guns.

7

Jeff Cooper

Pick up a rifle and you change instantly from a subject to a citizen.

8

John Sherman Cooper

Now, people have said that somebody told them that they saw somebody on the railroad bank or saw somebody going over the bank, but no one has ever been able to show any cartridges, any rifle, any pistol, no one has ever found anything other than the evidence about Oswald.

9

John Sherman Cooper

The tests which showed that this was the only rifle which had the markings which were shown on the bullets; the fact that a man was seen by several witnesses, not identified, but seen in the window with the general description of what he looked like.

10

Dale Earnhardt

When he was young, I told Dale Jr. that hunting and racing are a lot alike. Holding that steering wheel and holding that rifle both mean you better be responsible.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIFLE»

Discover the use of rifle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rifle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Rifle

A priceless, handcrafted rifle, fired throughout the American Revolution, is passed down through the years until it fires on a fateful Christmas Eve of 1994.

Gary Paulsen, 2008

Gun Digest Book of The Tactical Rifle: A User's Guide

Ever feel like burning up some ammo? Well, so does Pat Sweeney! In the Gun Digest Book of the Tactical Rifle, America¹s favorite black rifle expert puts today's hottest tactical rifles through their paces.

Patrick Sweeney, 2011

My Father's Rifle: A Childhood in Kurdistan

My Father's Rifle ends with his heartbreaking departure from his parents and flight across the Syrian border to freedom.

Hiner Saleem, 2006

Gun Digest Book of the .22 Rifle

Everything You Need to Know About America's Favorite Rifles!

C. Rodney James, 2010

Pack and Rifle

PACK AND RIFLE is the book that has inspired generations of hunters to experience all that wild New Zealand has to offer. First published in 1971 the book was immediately recognised as a classic of its genre.

Philip Holden, 2012

Love My Rifle More than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army

“Brave, honest, and necessary.”—Nancy Pearl, NPR Seattle Kayla Williams is one of the 15 percent of the U.S. Army that is female, and she is a great storyteller.

Kayla Williams, Michael E. Staub, 2006

Shooter's Bible Guide to Rifle Ballistics

The 103rd edition contains up-to-date handgun and rifle ballistic tables along with extensive charts of currently available bullets and projectiles for handloading, as well as a new products section.

Wayne Van Zwoll, 2011

Marine Rifle Squad

Here, in the most current version of the manual used by the Corps itself, is the basic guidebook used by all rifle platoon squad leaders.

U.S. Marine Corps, 2007

The Ferguson Rifle

It began with gold that had once belonged to Montezuma.

Louis L'Amour, 2005

The Lee-Enfield Rifle

Featuring first-hand accounts, brand-new full-colour artwork and close-up photographs, this is the story of the Lee-Enfield, the innovative, reliable and long-lived rifle that equipped British and other forces through the world wars and ...

Martin Pegler, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIFLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rifle is used in the context of the following news items.

Man arrested in Fayetteville, North Carolina, mall with rifle, ammunition

(CNN) Police arrested a soldier carrying an AR-15 rifle and ammunition at a Fayetteville, North Carolina, mall after officers received multiple reports of an armed ... «CNN, Jul 15»

Arizona suspect fired stolen rifle despite store lock

(CNN) At first police in Marana, Arizona, thought the shoplifted gun Mario Valencia held as he walked through a busy office park was locked and unable to fire. «CNN, Apr 15»

Arizona cop hailed as hero after running over rifle-toting suspect …

Tuscon News Now reports that Valencia, 36, abandoned the stolen vehicle later that day at a Marana Wal-Mart, where he allegedly stole the rifle police found ... «AL.com, Apr 15»

National Rifle Association convention draws 2016 GOP presidential …

The parade of potential Republican presidential candidates speaking at the National Rifle Association's annual convention isn't one to make waves with the ... «AL.com, Apr 15»

Assault rifle bullet sells out ahead of proposed ban

The assault rifle bullet M855, known popularly as the "green tip" ammo, has flown off the shelves of gun stores in the last couple of weeks. The bullets can pierce ... «CNNMoney, Mar 15»

Proposal to ban assault rifle bullet upsets gun supporters

"The Obama Administration was unable to ban America's most popular sporting rifle through the legislative process, so now it's trying to ban commonly owned ... «CNNMoney, Feb 15»

Archaeologists find 132-year-old rifle leaning against Nevada desert …

Archaeologists conducting a survey in a US national park have stumbled upon a 132-year-old Winchester rifle propped against a tree, possibly having been left ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»

National Rifle Association suing Pittsburgh and Philadelphia over …

Let no one accuse the National Rifle Association of being slow on the draw: It is suing Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Lancaster, just days after a new state law ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Jan 15»

Dog accidentally shoots owner with rifle

A group of pistol and rifle bullets. Photo by Michael Coddington/Shutterstock. SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Authorities in Wyoming said a man was shot in ... «UPI.com, Dec 14»

Families of Newtown victims sue maker and seller of rifle

The negligence and wrongful death lawsuit, filed in Bridgeport Superior Court and released on Monday, asserts that the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle should not have ... «CBS News, Dec 14»