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pistol

[ pis-tl ]

noun

  1. a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.


verb (used with object)

pistoled, pistoling or (especially British) pistolled, pistolling.
  1. to shoot with a pistol.

pistol

/ ˈ±èɪ²õ³ÙÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a short-barrelled handgun
  2. hold a pistol to a person's head
    to threaten a person in order to force him to do what one wants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to shoot with a pistol
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pistol1

1560–70; < Middle French pistole < German, earlier pitschal, pitschole, petsole < Czech ±èíš³Ù’a±ô²¹ literally, pipe, fife, whistle (presumably a slang term for a type of light harquebus employed during the Hussite wars), akin to ±è¾±Å¡³ÙÄ›³Ù to squeak, peep
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pistol1

C16: from French pistole, from German, from Czech ±è¾±Å¡³Ù&#³æ27;²¹±ô²¹ pistol, pipe; related to Russian pischal shepherd's pipes
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He said she held the victim by the neck with one hand and pistol whipped her with the other.

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Having received news that the feds may be waiting to arrest him at the end of this vacation, the stressed-out financier daydreams about putting a pistol to his head and pulling the trigger.

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Mark talks her down and takes Drummond hostage, holding the pistol to his throat as they enter the elevator.

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The kidnappers fled but were found by police that evening hiding in a nearby field, while a search of the house uncovered an air pistol and bleach.

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Once, Hall got a call from NBA commissioner David Stern, whom, he says, was “hotter than a pistol.â€

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