pistol-whip
verb
pis·tol-whip
pistol-whipped; pistol-whipping; pistol-whips
: to beat with a pistol
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Police Chief Todd Chamberlain previously said the victims, a man and woman who lived at the complex, were bound, pistol-whipped, threatened and tortured for hours.
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
The suspects then pistol-whipped and robbed the two victims, cutting one in the head and knocking some of the other’s teeth out, according to KABC.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Apologizing to Boyfriend After Fatally Stabbing Him Siragusa was taken to a local hospital where she was treated for a non-life-threatening injury after reportedly being pistol-whipped by the intruders.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
The suspects then pistol-whipped and robbed the two victims, cutting one in the head and knocking some of the other’s teeth out, according to KABC.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Apologizing to Boyfriend After Fatally Stabbing Him Siragusa was taken to a local hospital where she was treated for a non-life-threatening injury after reportedly being pistol-whipped by the intruders.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Pistol-whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pistol-whip. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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