nightstick
16
5.1
- noun
- /ˈnaɪtˌstɪk/
- US
:
porra
- Instead, he flicked the hat off with the end of the nightstick.
- nightstick swinging
- beaten severely with nightsticks
- brandishing nightsticks
Examples
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I lunged at the security guard and tried to take his nightstick.
Fiction book (2000) -
You can see the outline of the nightstick and the Smith & Wesson .38 on his belt.
Fiction book (1994) -
And those are real nightsticks... and people are really being hit.
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He'd just seen his best friend get hit in the head with a nightstick.
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Chicago police wade in with nightsticks and tear gas.
Fiction book (1995) -
...what appears to be a group of Los Angeles police officers beating a suspect with nightsticks and kicking him as other officers look on.
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Gregory sounded nervous, and he kept an eye on the policeman's nightstick.
Fiction book (1994) -
The cops have lost all control, swinging nightsticks wildly, breaking heads, dozens of arrests.
Fiction book (1995) -
As the afternoon wears on, there are sporadic attacks on the protesters by police wielding nightsticks.
Academic text (2001) -
The officer raised his nightstick to maintain order during the protest.
Synonyms
16
5.0
A short heavy stick that police use as a weapon
6
8.7
A short heavy stick that police use to control crowds
5
6.7
A short thick stick police carry to hit or defend themselves
5
9.0
A short thick stick police carry to hit someone or protect themselves
3
9.9
A small flexible club covered with leather used to hit people
A short heavy stick that police use to hit or control people
A heavy bamboo stick used by police in India to hit or control people
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nightstick comes from the simple parts night ('the dark hours') and stick ('a short piece of wood'). It gives a clear picture of a stick carried by police in the dark, which is why it means a short, heavy club used by officers for control.