a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.

one of the grooves.

a cannon with such grooves.

( often initial capital letter ) rifles, any of certain military units or bodies equipped with rifles.

to cut spiral grooves within (a gun barrel, pipe, etc.).

to propel (a ball) at high speed, as by throwing or hitting with a bat.

verb

order , organize

verb

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 *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]] , arm , devastate , firearm , fleece , gun , ransack , ravage , search , steal , weapon