pistol-whips (Meaning)
pistol-whips
to beat with a pistol
Synonyms & Antonyms of pistol-whips
Synonyms:
- cowhides
- clubs
- whales
- hides
- clouts
- lams
- pounces (on or upon)
- busts
- rushes
- smashes
- assails
- switches
- swats
- bludgeons
- storms
- messes (up)
- threshes
- pummels
- blackjacks
- drubs
- paddles
- mauls
- wounds
- whomps
- lays on
- thumps
- roughs (up)
- rawhides
- clobbers
- swipes
- gores
- spanks
- punches
- whacks
- works over
- licks
- whams
- thwacks
- belts
- hammers
- punches out
- buffets
- tans
- slates
- bungs up
- besets
- pastes
- cracks
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
lacerates, smacks, slaps,descends (on or upon), flagellates, leathers, fustigates, chops, knocks, straps
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.
