pistol
268
2.1
- noun
- /ˈpɪstəl/
:
pistola
- Advances down the pitch-dark alley, pistol drawn, silhouetted against the light from the street behind him.
- shoot a pistol
- automatic pistol
- pulled a pistol
And he wrapped the pistol with a handkerchief.
- And he wrapped the pistol with a handkerchief.
- Green reached under his bed and found a pistol aimed from the hip.
- Fucker pulled out a pistol with a quickness.
- So then my dad comes out midnight in his underwear with a pistol, yes.
- If you watch movies on HBO you'd see pistols instead of revolvers.
- OK, so getting back into pistols, we have.
- It's too easy with these long range scope scope pistols and weaponry.
- You saved the last pistol round you have for yourself.
- So the real Hamilton pistols are the real.
- Would you get a pistol pistol pistol?
Examples
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In the tree, the crew member keeps his pistol aimed at Scraggy's head.
Fiction book (1990) -
Try to grab my pistol, will you!
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You saved the last pistol round you have for yourself.
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Sailor is by the front door holding his pistol on the two old men.
Fiction book (1990) -
Alex shot him twice with his pistol and Charles was murdered.
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Green reached under his bed and found a pistol aimed from the hip.
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We met first at the point of a pistol, Jacob and I, as he was robbing me.
Fiction book (1991) -
At another gesture, they drew their pistols and then began moving forward cautiously.
Fiction book (1991) -
Battling his every instinct, Charlie lowers the pistol and slips it into his jacket.
Fiction book (1991) -
He pulled out his pistol and aimed it at the target in the shooting range.
Synonyms
258
4.5
A gun a person can hold and fire by hand
187
4.6
A small gun that you hold and fire with one hand
71
3.6
A small gun with a cylinder that holds several bullets so you can fire many times without reloading
20
4.6
A small gun carried at a person's side for protection
1
8.6
A small gun like a pistol that you carry on your belt
A small gun that often appears in old stories
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
4.7
A small gun that reloads itself after each shot and fires one bullet each time you pull the trigger
- Specialized
2
5.1
A small gun that keeps firing while you hold the trigger and there are bullets
A small gun that fires light bullets and does not push back much for target practice
- Specialized
A small gun that fires bright flares to signal for help at sea or in emergencies
How Lethal
- NSFW
101
3.5
525
3.2
324
4.1
268
2.1
- NSFW
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pistol probably comes from an old Czech word píšťala, which meant 'pipe' or 'whistle' and was used for a small gun that looked like a little pipe and sometimes made a whistling sound. That's why pistol now means a small, hand-held gun.