rifle rifle /ˈraɪfəl/

noun

1. () A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore  ( rifle )
   a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
    He lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
   he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired
   
   

verb

1. () Steal goods; take as spoils  ( foray , loot , pillage , despoil , plunder , ransack , reave [Archaic] , rifle , strip )
   steal goods; take as spoils
    During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
   During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
   
2. Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way  ( go , rifle )
   go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
    Who rifled through my desk drawers?
   Who rifled through my desk drawers?