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