pistol-whip
verb
pis·tol-whip
pistol-whipped; pistol-whipping; pistol-whips
: to beat with a pistol
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The victim was run off the road, beaten, pistol-whipped and shot multiple times.
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Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 28 Oct. 2024
Atkinson, a Down The Hill member, was killed to avenge Nikki Huang, 22, being pistol-whipped and robbed of her pricey Louis Vuitton purse, police sources said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
In November 2021, an assailant robbed and pistol-whipped the pastor of St. Leo’s Catholic Church blocks away from his Little Italy church.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
Prosecutors allege 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, 21 June 2024
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Sean Emery, Orange County Register, 28 Oct. 2024
Atkinson, a Down The Hill member, was killed to avenge Nikki Huang, 22, being pistol-whipped and robbed of her pricey Louis Vuitton purse, police sources said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
In November 2021, an assailant robbed and pistol-whipped the pastor of St. Leo’s Catholic Church blocks away from his Little Italy church.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
Prosecutors allege 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, 21 June 2024
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“Pistol-whip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pistol-whip. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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