pistol-whips (Meaning)
pistol-whips
to beat with a pistol
Synonyms & Antonyms of pistol-whips
Synonyms:
- rawhides
- messes (up)
- thumps
- threshes
- clubs
- pummels
- whales
- hides
- wounds
- besets
- bludgeons
- slates
- busts
- switches
- lays on
- drubs
- assails
- cowhides
- clouts
- spanks
- clobbers
- mauls
- lams
- cracks
- smashes
- whacks
- buffets
- belts
- hammers
- gores
- punches out
- rushes
- blackjacks
- whams
- pastes
- swipes
- paddles
- tans
- whomps
- thwacks
- roughs (up)
- licks
- works over
- pounces (on or upon)
- punches
- swats
- bungs up
- storms
pistol-whips Sentence Examples
- The gang leader often pistol-whips those who fail to obey his commands.
- The assailant pistol-whips his victims as a means of coercion.
- He sustained a head injury from the force of the pistol-whip.
- The criminal pistol-whips the hostage, demanding ransom from the family.
- The detective discovered evidence of the crime scene, including traces of blood from the pistol-whip.
- The perpetrator pistol-whips the guard, enabling him to gain access to the secure facility.
- Despite being outnumbered, he managed to fend off his attackers with a swift pistol-whip.
- The robber pistol-whips the cashier, forcing them to empty the cash register.
- She shuddered at the thought of the assailant's merciless pistol-whips.
- The victim suffered severe trauma from the repeated pistol-whips during the altercation.
FAQs About the word pistol-whips
to beat with a pistol
jumps (on), straps, scourges, raids, slams, socks, chops, smacks, flagellates, slaps
No antonyms found.
The gang leader often pistol-whips those who fail to obey his commands.
The assailant pistol-whips his victims as a means of coercion.
He sustained a head injury from the force of the pistol-whip.
The criminal pistol-whips the hostage, demanding ransom from the family.
