pistol-whip

verb

To strike or beat (someone) with a pistol, especially with its butt.

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Meanings

verbpistol-whip (third-person singular simple present pistol-whips, present participle pistol-whipping, simple past and past participle pistol-whipped)

present singular third person pistol-whips · participle present pistol-whipping · participle past pistol-whipped · past pistol-whipped

  1. transitiveTo strike or beat (someone) with a pistol, especially with its butt.
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APA

pistol-whip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistol-whip

MLA

“pistol-whip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistol-whip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pistol-whip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistol-whip.

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