pistol (redirected from balling pistol)

pis·tol  (pstl)

n.

A firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.

tr.v. pis·toled, pis·tol·ing, pis·tols

To shoot with such a handgun.

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[French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech pít'ala, pipe, whistle, firearm, from pitti, to whistle, of imitative origin.]

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pistol [ˈpɪst^əl]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a short-barrelled handgun

hold a pistol to a person's head to threaten a person in order to force him to do what one wants

vb -tols, -tolling, -tolled US, -tols -toling, -toled

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to shoot with a pistol

[from French pistole, from German, from Czech pišt'ala pistol, pipe; related to Russian pischal shepherd's pipes]

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pistol - Derives from a Czechoslovakian word meaning "whistle," and evolved into the name of the firearm because of a resemblance in shape.

See also related terms for whistle.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pistol - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand handgun, shooting iron, side arm automatic pistol, automatic - a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released derringer - a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel firearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" forty-five - a .45-caliber pistol gat, rod - a gangster's pistol horse pistol, horse-pistol - a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen peacekeeper - the pistol of a law officer in the old West revolver, six-gun, six-shooter - a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) Saturday night special - a cheap handgun that is easily obtained semiautomatic, semiautomatic pistol - a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously gunstock, stock - the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" Verey pistol, Very pistol - a pistol for firing Very-light flares zip gun - a crude homemade pistol

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pistol

noun handgun, shooter, piece (U.S. & Canad. informal), automatic, revolver, side arm an unidentified person armed with a pistol

Translations

pistol [ˈpɪstl]

A. N → pistola f, revólver m
at pistol point → a punta de pistola

B. CPD pistol shot N → pistoletazo m
to be within pistol shot → estar a tiro de pistola

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pistol [ˈpɪst^əl] n → pistolet m
to hold a pistol to sb's head (fig) → mettre le couteau sous la gorge de qn pistol shot
pistol shot n → coup m de pistolet

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pistol

n → Pistole f; pistol shot → Pistolenschuss m; (= person) → Pistolenschütze m → /-schützin f; to hold a pistol to somebody’s head (fig) → jdm die Pistole auf die Brust setzen; pistol-grip camera → Kamera f → mit Handgriff

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pistol [ˈpɪstl] n → pistola

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pistol

n pistol [ˈpistl]

a small gun, held in one hand when fired He shot himself with a pistol. pistool مُسَدَّس пистолет pistole pistol die Pistole πιστόλι pistola püstol هفت تیر pistooli pistolet אֶקדָח पिस्तौल, तमंचा pištolj pisztoly pistol skammbyssa pistola ピストル 권총 pistoletas pistole pistol pistool pistol pistolet pistola pistol пистолет pištoľ pištola pištolj pistol ปืนพก tabanca 手槍 пістолет; револьвер پستول súng ngắn 手枪

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pistol → مسدس pistole pistol Pistole πιστόλι revólver pistooli pistolet pištolj pistola ピストル 권총 pistool pistol pistolet pistola пистолет pistol ปืน kısa kabzalı tabanca súng lục 手枪