rifle
gb/ɹˈaɪfəl/ us/ɹˈaɪfəl/
B1
English
~ 3700
puska, golyós puska, feltúr, turkál, áttúr
NOUN
B1
1
puska
A2
golyós puska
B2
The soldier cleaned his rifle after the training exercise.
A katona megtisztította a puskáját a kiképzési gyakorlat után.
She inherited her grandfather’s hunting rifle.
Megörökölte a nagyapja vadászpuskáját.
The police found a loaded rifle in the suspect’s car.
He adjusted the scope on his rifle before aiming.
Rifles are commonly used for long-distance shooting.
Learner examples
The man has a rifle.
A férfinak van egy puskája.
He uses a rifle to hunt deer.
Puskával vadászik szarvasra.
The police carry rifles.
I saw a rifle in the shop.
She cleaned her rifle.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse 'rifle' with 'gun' or 'pistol'. Remember that a rifle is long and fired from the shoulder.
Meaning
Long gun for shoulder firing
Collocations
assault rifle
|hunting rifle
|sniper rifle
|rifle range
|rifle shot
Synonyms
long gun (A more general term that includes rifles and shotguns.)
|
carbine (A shorter, lighter type of rifle.)
Antonyms
pistol (A short-barreled firearm designed to be held in one hand.)
Themes
weapons
|military
|hunting
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A long gun that you hold at your shoulder to shoot accurately.
A long-barreled firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, typically with a rifled barrel for greater accuracy.
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
to rifle through [something]
The burglar rifled through the desk drawers looking for cash.
A betörő készpénz után kutatva feltúrta az íróasztal fiókjait.
She rifled through her bag to find her keys.
A kulcsait keresve turkált a táskájában.
Someone had rifled through the files while we were out.
He rifled through the closet until he found his coat.
They rifled through the boxes in the attic.
Learner examples
He rifled through my bag.
Feltúrta a táskámat.
She rifled through the box.
Feltúrta a doboz tartalmát.
The thief rifled through the desk.
I rifled through my drawer for a pen.
They rifled through my papers.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse this with 'shoot with a rifle'. As a verb, 'rifle' can mean to search messily, especially in informal speech.
Meaning
Search through roughly
Collocations
rifle through papers
|rifle through drawers
|rifle through pockets
Synonyms
ransack (Implies more forceful or destructive searching.)
|
root through (Informal; suggests searching without care for order.)
Antonyms
organize (To arrange things neatly instead of making them messy.)
Themes
crime
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To look through something quickly and carelessly, making a mess.
To search quickly and carelessly through something, often causing disorder or damage.
Grammar
Dictionary form
rifle
IPA
GB/ɹˈaɪfəl/
US/ɹˈaɪfəl/
Syllables & stress
rifle (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (rifle)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: rifle
- Plural: rifles
Verb
- Base: rifle
- 3rd Person Singular: rifles
- Present Participle: rifling
- Past: rifled
Word family
Forms
rifles
noun
rifling
verb
rifled
verb
Related words
rifleman
noun
Expressions
rifle through
1/ɹˈaɪfəl θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
informal
Search messily through something
To look quickly and carelessly through something, making it messy.
Examples
- She rifled through her purse to find her phone.
- The kids rifled through the toy box looking for their favorite game.