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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of pistol-whips

  • as in descends (on or upon)
  • as in descends (on or upon)
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pistol-whips

verb

Definition of pistol-whipsnext
present tense third-person singular of pistol-whip
as in descends (on or upon)

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • descends (on or upon)
  • jumps (on)
  • flagellates
  • straps
  • horsewhips
  • leathers
  • socks
  • canes
  • boxes
  • attacks
  • fustigates
  • cuffs
  • assaults
  • chops
  • raids
  • scourges
  • hits
  • knocks
  • slaps
  • smacks
  • lacerates
  • slams
  • cudgels
  • spanks
  • thwacks
  • besets
  • blackjacks
  • punches
  • rushes
  • cowhides
  • whams
  • clobbers
  • lays on
  • swipes
  • works over
  • punches out
  • pounces (on or upon)
  • swats
  • smashes
  • lams
  • clouts
  • storms
  • whacks
  • wounds
  • assails
  • pastes
  • rawhides
  • whomps
  • busts
  • cracks
  • gores
  • drubs
  • clubs
  • paddles
  • buffets
  • pummels
  • belts
  • roughs (up)
  • licks
  • bungs up
  • whales
  • bludgeons
  • mauls
  • hides
  • slates
  • hammers
  • messes (up)
  • tans
  • threshes
  • switches
  • thumps
  • whaps
  • thrashes
  • lashes
  • bats
  • bashes
  • whips
  • batters
  • wallops
  • fibs link icon
  • lathers
  • whups
  • laces
  • pelts
  • pounds
  • lambasts
  • mutilates
  • curries
  • maims
  • flogs
  • pommels
  • belabors
  • mangles
  • lambastes
  • tromps
  • bastes
  • beats
  • slogs
  • birches
  • does
  • whops

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“Pistol-whips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pistol-whips. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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