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ifle<br />

rift<br />

rig<br />

v. 1 rob, loot, ransack, plunder, despoil, burgle, pillage, US<br />

burglarize: We caught the man who had rifled the till. 2<br />

search, ransack, go through, rummage through: She rifled<br />

through the files till the will was found.<br />

n. 1 separation, break, split, schism, cleft, gulf, gap;<br />

disagreement, conflict, disruption, difference, breach,<br />

break-up, division, distance, alienation: The continued<br />

bitterness served only to intensify the rift between them. 2<br />

tear, rent, opening, hole, crack, chink, crevice, cleavage,<br />

fracture, flaw, fault: Water was pouring through an<br />

ever-widening rift in the dam.<br />

v. 1 Often, rig out or up. fit (out or up), equip, set up,<br />

outfit, supply, provision, accoutre or US also accouter,<br />

caparison, set up, Chiefly Brit kit out: Good Sports was the<br />

shop that rigged us out completely for our Himalayan climbing<br />

expedition. 2 falsify, manipulate, doctor, juggle, fix, tamper<br />

with, fake, Colloq fiddle (with), cook: The accountants rigged<br />

the books to make the company appear profitable enough to merit<br />

a bank loan.<br />

--n. 3 equipment, equipage, gear, tackle, apparatus, outfit,<br />

kit, accoutrements or US also accouterments, paraphernalia,<br />

appurtenances, Colloq things, stuff: It cost a fortune to<br />

transport his diving rig by plane.<br />

right<br />

adj. 1 just, moral, good, proper, correct, legal, lawful,<br />

licit, honest, upright, righteous, virtuous, ethical, fair,<br />

true, honourable, right-minded, principled, open, above-board:<br />

There is no doubt in my mind that Simon can be relied on to do<br />

the right thing. 2 correct, fitting, suitable, proper, accurate,<br />

exact, precise, perfect; factual, truthful, veracious, valid,<br />

sound, Colloq Brit bang on, spot on: Have you bought the right<br />

kind of nail to go into plaster? Jennie had nine right answers<br />

out of ten. How many of yours are right? 3 propitious,<br />

convenient, strategic, advantageous, beneficial, favourable,<br />

auspicious, preferred, preferable, promising: It is critical<br />

for the mixture to reach the boiling point at exactly the right<br />

time. 4 sound, sane, normal, rational, lucid, healthy: Is she<br />

right in the head, letting him drive in his condition? 5<br />

right-hand, dextral, dexter, Nautical starboard: In the United<br />

Kingdom, drivers sit on the right side. 6 rightist, right-wing,

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