pistol-whip

[ pis-tl-hwip, -wip ]

/ ˈpɪs tlˌʰwɪp, -ˌwɪp /

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verb (used with object), pis·tol-whipped, pis·tol-whip·ping.

to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, especially in the head and shoulder area.

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Origin of pistol-whip

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Words nearby pistol-whip

pistoleer, pistolero, pistol grip, pistol-handle knife, pistology, pistol-whip, piston, piston engine, piston pin, piston ring, piston rod

How to use pistol-whip in a sentence

Again, I do not know House Majority Whip Scalise or President Obama personally.
Reverend Jeremiah Wright Was Worse Than Scalise|Ron Christie|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Just a week before the start of a new Congress, the new House majority whip is fighting for his political life.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On October 5, 2013, Wilson pointed a pistol at a postal clerk.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He pointed a pistol at a grocery checkout woman and swiped whatever cash he could into his pockets before booking it.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
The next moment a pistol was fired at their head, and a deep groan shewed it had taken too true an aim.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
As you are doubtless aware, between civilians the small-sword, the rapier and the pistol are what are usually employed.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
And that was he also in kilts, at the age of five, wearing long curls and holding a whip in his hand.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

British Dictionary definitions for pistol-whip

pistol-whip

verb -whips, -whipping or -whipped

(tr) to beat or strike with a pistol barrel

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