| Main Entry: |
rifle
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
ransack |
| Synonyms: |
burglarize, burgle, despoil,
go through,
grab, gut,
loot,
pillage,
plunder,
rip, rip off, rob,
rummage, sack, smash and grab,
strip,
take, tip over,
trash*,
waste*
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| Notes: |
a riffle (noun) is a small wave on the surface of a liquid - (verb) to thumb through or look through a book or other written material; a rifle (noun) is a firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore - (verb) to steal goods or search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way |
| Antonyms: |
order, organize
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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