quick draw

American  

noun

quick draws plural

1. a game or competition in which the winner is the quickest person to draw a handgun from a holster and sometimes to fire it and hit a target.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• quick draws
  plural

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quick draw

Then, with a quick draw of breath, they catch themselves: She is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

He's also been credited as a weapons specialist, gun coach, quick draw expert and more.

From Fox News ● Nov. 4, 2021

The quick draw and accurate shot by Jack Wilson, the security team member who killed the gunman, was impressive under the stress of the situation, Payne said.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2020

We saw last season that Alison is a quick draw with the mace and taser, and now she has added a rape whistle to her repertoire.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2014

And he’s bound to be a quick draw.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz