pistol-whip

verb

pis·​tol-whip
pistol-whipped; pistol-whipping; pistol-whips

transitive verb

: to beat with a pistol

Examples of pistol-whip in a Sentence

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The gunman pistol-whipped the younger man while the second suspect hit him with an unknown object. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024 After a Texas woman was tied up, robbed at gunpoint and pistol-whipped in her Dallas home in late September, multiple Venezuelan men have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024 The victim was run off the road, beaten, pistol-whipped and shot multiple times. Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 28 Oct. 2024 Atkinson, a Down The Hill member, was killed to avenge Nikki Huang, 22, being pistol-whipped and robbed of her pricey Louis Vuitton purse, police sources said. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pistol-whip 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pistol-whip was circa 1930

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“Pistol-whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pistol-whip. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

pistol-whip

verb
: to beat with a pistol

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