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Definition of pistol-whip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pistol-whip

verb
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪp/
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pistol-whip
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪp/
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪp/
he / she / it pistol-whips
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪps/
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪps/
past simple pistol-whipped
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪpt/
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪpt/
past participle pistol-whipped
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪpt/
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪpt/
-ing form pistol-whipping
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪpɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɪstl wɪpɪŋ/
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  1. pistol-whip somebody to hit somebody with the butt of a pistol many times
See pistol-whip in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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