pistol-whip Synonyms
Strongest:
- hit
- blackjack
- attack
- swat
- clobber
- assail
- slap
- cane
- punch
- strap
- horsewhip
- raid
- knock
- leather
- spank
- lacerate
- slam
- cudgel
- rawhide
- scourge
- assault
- flagellate
- chop
- smack
- smash
Strong:
- maim
- paste
- pelt
- whomp
- thrash
- lash
- lick
- bust
- wound
- cowhide
- hammer
- lam
- cuff
- hide
- clout
- whip
- sock
- whup
- beset
- mutilate
- maul
- thwack
- bludgeon
- bat
- descend-on-or-upon-
- pounce-on-or-upon-
- belt
- swipe
- lay-on
- jump-on-
- club
- thump
- punch-out
- fustigate
- gore
- box
- pummel
- crack
- rush
- storm
- wham
- whack
- paddle
Weak:
pistol-whip Meaning
Wordnet
pistol-whip (v)
beat with a pistol
pistol-whip Sentence Examples
- The robber threatened to pistol-whip the cashier if she didn't open the register.
- The gangster used the butt of his pistol to pistol-whip his rival, leaving him with a bloody gash.
- During the chaos of the bank robbery, one of the robbers attempted to pistol-whip a security guard.
- The detective recounted the assault, describing how the suspect tried to pistol-whip him during the struggle.
- In the old western film, the outlaw would often pistol-whip those who dared to defy him.
- The soldier narrowly avoided being pistol-whipped by deflecting the attacker's arm.
- Despite the threat of being pistol-whipped, the victim refused to cooperate with the criminal's demands.
- The villain had a reputation for using his pistol to pistol-whip anyone who crossed him.
- The victim sustained serious injuries after being pistol-whipped by the intruder.
- He was pistol-whipped unconscious by the assailant before he could even react.
FAQs About the word pistol-whip
beat with a pistol
hit, blackjack, attack, swat, clobber, assail, slap, cane, punch, strap
No antonyms found.
The robber threatened to pistol-whip the cashier if she didn't open the register.
The gangster used the butt of his pistol to pistol-whip his rival, leaving him with a bloody gash.
During the chaos of the bank robbery, one of the robbers attempted to pistol-whip a security guard.
The detective recounted the assault, describing how the suspect tried to pistol-whip him during the struggle.
