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