"pistol-whip" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pistol-whips [present, singular, third-person], pistol-whipping [participle, present], pistol-whipped [participle, past], pistol-whipped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} pistol-whip (third-person singular simple present pistol-whips, present participle pistol-whipping, simple past and past participle pistol-whipped)
  1. (transitive) To strike or beat (someone) with a pistol, especially with its butt. Wikipedia link: pistol-whipping Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-pistol-whip-en-verb-BaZGLEtu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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