pistol-whipped

verb

Definition of pistol-whippednext
past tense of pistol-whip
as in horsewhipped

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  1. assaulted
  2. attacked
  3. punched
  4. chopped
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  • Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night, with one video geolocated by NBC News to near Amsterdam's central station that showed fighting on the streets between the Israelis and their attackers.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • One of the women claims she was assaulted at just 13 years old while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in September 2000 by a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity while an unnamed female celebrity watched.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of assaulted
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  • While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.
    Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Roving gangs on scooters attacked and beat Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, overnight in an outburst of what authorities called antisemitic violence.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of attacked
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  • The family said Kyle Raleigh punched Troy Morrow and slammed him to the pavement.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Days before the fire, Dunbar got into a dispute with the unnamed woman and punched through one of the windows, court documents state.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of punched
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  • That would be The Lincoln Lawyer, now back for season 3, and a season release not chopped in half like the first one was, presumably because Netflix did not like those numbers last time around, as people probably dropped off for the second batch.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This summer, nearly one-third of would-be Chicago school board candidates were chopped from the ballot after a challenge process involving high-profile political operatives and lobbyists.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of chopped
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