pistol-whip
verb
pis·tol-whip
pistol-whipped; pistol-whipping; pistol-whips
: to beat with a pistol
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Aurora officials said two apartment residents were taken against their will to a vacant unit and were bound, pistol-whipped, threatened and tortured for hours.
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors alleged Walker was in communication with the juveniles via cell phone during the incident that ended with Jackson being pistol-whipped and shot three times in the back with a Beretta 9mm semiautomatic pistol.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
Police said they were bound, beaten and pistol-whipped.
—Rafael Romo, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The city filed the petition last week after several armed and suspected members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang also known as TDA, were alleged to have kidnapped, bound and pistol-whipped two people at the complex last month.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors alleged Walker was in communication with the juveniles via cell phone during the incident that ended with Jackson being pistol-whipped and shot three times in the back with a Beretta 9mm semiautomatic pistol.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
Police said they were bound, beaten and pistol-whipped.
—Rafael Romo, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The city filed the petition last week after several armed and suspected members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang also known as TDA, were alleged to have kidnapped, bound and pistol-whipped two people at the complex last month.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Pistol-whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pistol-whip. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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