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pistol-whip
(redirected from pistol-whipping)

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pis·tol-whip (pstl-hwp, -wp)
tr.v. pis·tol-whipped, pis·tol-whip·ping, pis·tol-whips
To beat with a pistol.
pistol-whip
vb -whips, -whipping, -whipped
(tr) to beat or strike with a pistol barrel
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Verb1.pistol-whip - beat with a pistol
beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
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pistol-whip [ˈpɪstlwɪp] VT → golpear con una pistola
pistol-whip
vt (US) → mit einer Pistole ein paar überziehen (+dat) (inf)
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Byline: Lee Hammel WORCESTER - The city is appealing an arbitrator's s order that it reinstate a patrolman accused of pistol-whipping three teenagers outside his house in April 2007.
Officer's reinstatement appealed; Patrolman: `I want this ... over, ... by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Byline: Amy Raisin Darvish Staff Writer CASTAIC - Sheriff's detectives were looking for three men suspected of tying up and pistol-whipping a Castaic resident in his home before stealing the man's motorcycle from his garage, authorities said.
HOME-INVASION ROBBERS STRIKE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Ardley reached across the till and grabbed hold of the barrel of Best's gun but was headbutted by the robber, who then fired a blank in the air before pistol-whipping his victim, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.
Armed robber jailed for seven years after betting-shop hold-up by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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