pistol-whip Synonyms
Strongest:
- scourge
- slam
- spank
- knock
- cane
- rawhide
- slap
- assault
- flagellate
- raid
- smash
- strap
- punch
- assail
- clobber
- leather
- hit
- lacerate
- horsewhip
- chop
- attack
- blackjack
- smack
- cudgel
- swat
Strong:
- maul
- club
- lick
- wound
- jump-on-
- crack
- rush
- cuff
- wham
- storm
- belt
- maim
- thump
- bludgeon
- bust
- clout
- pummel
- whup
- lam
- hammer
- beset
- paste
- pelt
- punch-out
- whack
- hide
- lay-on
- box
- sock
- thrash
- cowhide
- descend-on-or-upon-
- bat
- mutilate
- paddle
- swipe
- pounce-on-or-upon-
- whomp
- lash
- whip
- fustigate
- gore
- thwack
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
scourge, slam, spank, knock, cane, rawhide, slap, assault, flagellate, raid
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.