pistol

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/ˈpɪstəl/

noun 5verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

automatic, machine, semi-automatic | unlicensed | loaded | air, water

duelling, starting

The athlete tensed as she heard the sharp crack of the starting pistol.

VERB + PISTOL

load

draw, produce

The police officer produced a pistol when the suspect refused to cooperate.

cock | aim, level, point, raise | fire

carry

The security guard carried a pistol under his jacket while working at the bank.

PISTOL + NOUN

shot

PHRASES

at pistol point

The bank manager handed over the money when the robber threatened him at pistol point.

Definitions

noun

A handgun

The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.

A lively, high-energy person.

She was gregarious, opinionated, and in charge, the kind of person you'd describe as a real pistol, and I was immediately drawn to her.

KENT NELSON —Until my wife Inza convinced me there was more to life. Ah, she was a real pistol, that Inza.

An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.

verb

To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.

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Synonyms

noun — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

handgun

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

hotter than a pistol

Very hot.

"Warm day out there on the highway. . . . It's only June. By the Fourth it'll be hotter than a pistol around here."

Example Bank

She was gregarious, opinionated, and in charge, the kind of person you'd describe as a real pistol, and I was immediately drawn to her.

Wiktionary

KENT NELSON —Until my wife Inza convinced me there was more to life. Ah, she was a real pistol, that Inza.

Wiktionary

She features so many dance tunes and is a pistol with her sharp and witty remarks.

Wiktionary

Bill was careless in handling his pistol.

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A pistol bullet went clean through his leg.

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He was careless in handling his pistol.

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