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pistol
(redirected from pistolling)

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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.

[French pistole, from German, from Middle High German pischulle, from Czech t'ala, pipe, whistle, firearm, from pitti, to whistle, of imitative origin.]

pistol [ˈpɪstəl]
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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pistolpistol - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
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

pistol
noun handgun, shooter, piece (U.S. & Canad. informal), automatic, revolver, side arm an unidentified person armed with a pistol
Translations
pistol [ˈpɪstl]
A. Npistola f, revólver m
at pistol pointa punta de pistola
B. CPD pistol shot Npistoletazo m
to be within pistol shotestar a tiro de pistola

pistol [ˈpɪstəl] npistolet m
to hold a pistol to sb's head (fig)mettre le couteau sous la gorge de qn pistol shot
pistol shot ncoup m de pistolet

pistol
nPistole f; pistol shotPistolenschuss m; (= person)Pistolenschütze m/-schützin f; to hold a pistol to somebody’s head (fig)jdm die Pistole auf die Brust setzen; pistol-grip cameraKamera fmit Handgriff

pistol [ˈpɪstl] npistola
pistol [ˈpɪstl] npistola

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

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


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