Definition of pistol in English:

pistol

nounPlural pistols ˈpɪst(ə)lˈpɪstl

1A small firearm designed to be held in one hand.
手枪
Example sentencesExamples
- Historically, the Walther PP was the first commercially successful double-action semiautomatic pistol.
- A figure in the shadows behind a dumpster aimed a Swiss automatic pistol.
- Only that and the dull metallic sheen of the flintlock pistol clutched firmly in his hand.
- In addition, most Rangers had one or more single-shot flintlock pistols of varied design and manufacture.
- Each man had a pistol on his right hip and a shotgun of his back.
- Williams was carrying a loaded air pistol in his pocket.
- The business man agreed as he pulled out a laser pistol from his back holster.
- Jay stood back up and pulled out his small emergency laser pistol.
- Aruna pulled out a small pistol from a shoulder holster.
- Miss Dando's killer used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
- My grandmother carried a loaded pistol in her purse.
- Caine drew his pistol from its holster and leveled its muzzle at the approaching Carey.
- There's nowhere to run… but there's a .40 caliber pistol in your hand.
- In his hand he carried a pistol which was pointed at Carter.
- He quickly opened the door to his apartment and ran into it with his .45 caliber pistol in hand.
- Each vehicle should be assigned an M9 pistol.
- He was then apparently detained by palace staff but drew a 9mm pistol and shot himself in the head.
- She aimed the loaded pistol at the officer who looked up with a startled expression.
- Taking direct fire, and outnumbered, he pressed forward, firing his M9 pistol at enemy forces.
- The glint of the silenced pistol was seen as Timothy drew out the weapon.
Synonyms
revolver, gun, handgun, side arm
automatic pistol, six-shooter, thirty-eight, derringer, Browning automatic
informal gat
North American informal piece, shooting iron, Saturday night special, rod, roscoe
trademark Colt, Webley, Luger
2US informal A very energetic or enterprising person.
when we first met, he was a pistol, full of ideals and a natural leader
Example sentencesExamples
- Matilda, who early on threatens to be a real pistol of a character, becomes the stereotypical, eccentric spinster auntie who teaches her charges useful life lessons in between subjecting them to her annoying habits and quirky behavior.
- "He drove his clients crazy but they loved him to death," says his younger brother, Andrew. "He was a pistol."
- She'd scale short walls. Anything to get out of that place. Not because it was so terrible. But, because she could. She was a pistol.
- "Megan's a pistol, a real spitfire," says Cartwright, who, besides Bart, voices five other male dudes on the decade-old "Simpsons".
- I knew the last surviving daughter as well and she was a pistol, married eight times, a former flapper from the Twenties.
- My daughter Maria is 8 years old and she's a pistol.
- This gal is really a pistol...She wants everything.
- "She never backed down," Corio said. "She was a pistol."
- That 94-year-old grandmother is the subject of the article, and apparently she's a pistol.

verbpistols, pistoled, pistoling, pistolled, pistolling ˈpɪst(ə)lˈpɪstl

[with object]dated

Shoot (someone) with a pistol.
〈旧〉用手枪射击
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact he pistolled the wounded Fraser at Culloden and the officers celebrated by splashing themselves in Highland blood.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was 'whistle', hence 'a firearm' by the resemblance in shape.

Pistol is a rare example of an early borrowing from Czech, from pišt'ala, ‘whistle, pipe’. The Hussite Wars in the 15th century were the first wars in which hand-held guns were of significance, and it is at this time that pišt'ala was used to describe a type of gun with a clear-sounding shot. The word rapidly spread through Europe and arrived in English via French.

Rhymes

Bristol, Chrystal, crystal

Definition of pistol in US English:

pistol

nounˈpɪstlˈpistl

1A small firearm designed to be held in one hand.
手枪
Example sentencesExamples
- Only that and the dull metallic sheen of the flintlock pistol clutched firmly in his hand.
- Jay stood back up and pulled out his small emergency laser pistol.
- Aruna pulled out a small pistol from a shoulder holster.
- There's nowhere to run… but there's a .40 caliber pistol in your hand.
- In addition, most Rangers had one or more single-shot flintlock pistols of varied design and manufacture.
- In his hand he carried a pistol which was pointed at Carter.
- Miss Dando's killer used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
- Each vehicle should be assigned an M9 pistol.
- The glint of the silenced pistol was seen as Timothy drew out the weapon.
- Williams was carrying a loaded air pistol in his pocket.
- Caine drew his pistol from its holster and leveled its muzzle at the approaching Carey.
- He was then apparently detained by palace staff but drew a 9mm pistol and shot himself in the head.
- He quickly opened the door to his apartment and ran into it with his .45 caliber pistol in hand.
- Each man had a pistol on his right hip and a shotgun of his back.
- Historically, the Walther PP was the first commercially successful double-action semiautomatic pistol.
- The business man agreed as he pulled out a laser pistol from his back holster.
- She aimed the loaded pistol at the officer who looked up with a startled expression.
- A figure in the shadows behind a dumpster aimed a Swiss automatic pistol.
- My grandmother carried a loaded pistol in her purse.
- Taking direct fire, and outnumbered, he pressed forward, firing his M9 pistol at enemy forces.
Synonyms
revolver, gun, handgun, side arm
2US informal A very energetic or enterprising person.
when we first met, he was a pistol, full of ideals and a natural leader
Example sentencesExamples
- This gal is really a pistol...She wants everything.
- I knew the last surviving daughter as well and she was a pistol, married eight times, a former flapper from the Twenties.
- She'd scale short walls. Anything to get out of that place. Not because it was so terrible. But, because she could. She was a pistol.
- That 94-year-old grandmother is the subject of the article, and apparently she's a pistol.
- "Megan's a pistol, a real spitfire," says Cartwright, who, besides Bart, voices five other male dudes on the decade-old "Simpsons".
- "He drove his clients crazy but they loved him to death," says his younger brother, Andrew. "He was a pistol."
- Matilda, who early on threatens to be a real pistol of a character, becomes the stereotypical, eccentric spinster auntie who teaches her charges useful life lessons in between subjecting them to her annoying habits and quirky behavior.
- "She never backed down," Corio said. "She was a pistol."
- My daughter Maria is 8 years old and she's a pistol.

verbˈpɪstlˈpistl

[with object]dated

Shoot (someone) with a pistol.
〈旧〉用手枪射击
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact he pistolled the wounded Fraser at Culloden and the officers celebrated by splashing themselves in Highland blood.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.

单词	pistol
释义	Definition of pistol in English: pistol nounPlural pistols ˈpɪst(ə)lˈpɪstl 1A small firearm designed to be held in one hand. 手枪 Example sentencesExamples Historically, the Walther PP was the first commercially successful double-action semiautomatic pistol. A figure in the shadows behind a dumpster aimed a Swiss automatic pistol. Only that and the dull metallic sheen of the flintlock pistol clutched firmly in his hand. In addition, most Rangers had one or more single-shot flintlock pistols of varied design and manufacture. Each man had a pistol on his right hip and a shotgun of his back. Williams was carrying a loaded air pistol in his pocket. The business man agreed as he pulled out a laser pistol from his back holster. Jay stood back up and pulled out his small emergency laser pistol. Aruna pulled out a small pistol from a shoulder holster. Miss Dando's killer used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol. My grandmother carried a loaded pistol in her purse. Caine drew his pistol from its holster and leveled its muzzle at the approaching Carey. There's nowhere to run… but there's a .40 caliber pistol in your hand. In his hand he carried a pistol which was pointed at Carter. He quickly opened the door to his apartment and ran into it with his .45 caliber pistol in hand. Each vehicle should be assigned an M9 pistol. He was then apparently detained by palace staff but drew a 9mm pistol and shot himself in the head. She aimed the loaded pistol at the officer who looked up with a startled expression. Taking direct fire, and outnumbered, he pressed forward, firing his M9 pistol at enemy forces. The glint of the silenced pistol was seen as Timothy drew out the weapon. Synonyms revolver, gun, handgun, side arm automatic pistol, six-shooter, thirty-eight, derringer, Browning automatic informal gat North American informal piece, shooting iron, Saturday night special, rod, roscoe trademark Colt, Webley, Luger 2US informal A very energetic or enterprising person. when we first met, he was a pistol, full of ideals and a natural leader Example sentencesExamples Matilda, who early on threatens to be a real pistol of a character, becomes the stereotypical, eccentric spinster auntie who teaches her charges useful life lessons in between subjecting them to her annoying habits and quirky behavior. "He drove his clients crazy but they loved him to death," says his younger brother, Andrew. "He was a pistol." She'd scale short walls. Anything to get out of that place. Not because it was so terrible. But, because she could. She was a pistol. "Megan's a pistol, a real spitfire," says Cartwright, who, besides Bart, voices five other male dudes on the decade-old "Simpsons". I knew the last surviving daughter as well and she was a pistol, married eight times, a former flapper from the Twenties. My daughter Maria is 8 years old and she's a pistol. This gal is really a pistol...She wants everything. "She never backed down," Corio said. "She was a pistol." That 94-year-old grandmother is the subject of the article, and apparently she's a pistol. verbpistols, pistoled, pistoling, pistolled, pistolling ˈpɪst(ə)lˈpɪstl [with object]dated Shoot (someone) with a pistol. 〈旧〉用手枪射击 Example sentencesExamples In fact he pistolled the wounded Fraser at Culloden and the officers celebrated by splashing themselves in Highland blood. Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was 'whistle', hence 'a firearm' by the resemblance in shape. Pistol is a rare example of an early borrowing from Czech, from pišt'ala, ‘whistle, pipe’. The Hussite Wars in the 15th century were the first wars in which hand-held guns were of significance, and it is at this time that pišt'ala was used to describe a type of gun with a clear-sounding shot. The word rapidly spread through Europe and arrived in English via French. Rhymes Bristol, Chrystal, crystal Definition of pistol in US English: pistol nounˈpɪstlˈpistl 1A small firearm designed to be held in one hand. 手枪 Example sentencesExamples Only that and the dull metallic sheen of the flintlock pistol clutched firmly in his hand. Jay stood back up and pulled out his small emergency laser pistol. Aruna pulled out a small pistol from a shoulder holster. There's nowhere to run… but there's a .40 caliber pistol in your hand. In addition, most Rangers had one or more single-shot flintlock pistols of varied design and manufacture. In his hand he carried a pistol which was pointed at Carter. Miss Dando's killer used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol. Each vehicle should be assigned an M9 pistol. The glint of the silenced pistol was seen as Timothy drew out the weapon. Williams was carrying a loaded air pistol in his pocket. Caine drew his pistol from its holster and leveled its muzzle at the approaching Carey. He was then apparently detained by palace staff but drew a 9mm pistol and shot himself in the head. He quickly opened the door to his apartment and ran into it with his .45 caliber pistol in hand. Each man had a pistol on his right hip and a shotgun of his back. Historically, the Walther PP was the first commercially successful double-action semiautomatic pistol. The business man agreed as he pulled out a laser pistol from his back holster. She aimed the loaded pistol at the officer who looked up with a startled expression. A figure in the shadows behind a dumpster aimed a Swiss automatic pistol. My grandmother carried a loaded pistol in her purse. Taking direct fire, and outnumbered, he pressed forward, firing his M9 pistol at enemy forces. Synonyms revolver, gun, handgun, side arm 2US informal A very energetic or enterprising person. when we first met, he was a pistol, full of ideals and a natural leader Example sentencesExamples This gal is really a pistol...She wants everything. I knew the last surviving daughter as well and she was a pistol, married eight times, a former flapper from the Twenties. She'd scale short walls. Anything to get out of that place. Not because it was so terrible. But, because she could. She was a pistol. That 94-year-old grandmother is the subject of the article, and apparently she's a pistol. "Megan's a pistol, a real spitfire," says Cartwright, who, besides Bart, voices five other male dudes on the decade-old "Simpsons". "He drove his clients crazy but they loved him to death," says his younger brother, Andrew. "He was a pistol." Matilda, who early on threatens to be a real pistol of a character, becomes the stereotypical, eccentric spinster auntie who teaches her charges useful life lessons in between subjecting them to her annoying habits and quirky behavior. "She never backed down," Corio said. "She was a pistol." My daughter Maria is 8 years old and she's a pistol. verbˈpɪstlˈpistl [with object]dated Shoot (someone) with a pistol. 〈旧〉用手枪射击 Example sentencesExamples In fact he pistolled the wounded Fraser at Culloden and the officers celebrated by splashing themselves in Highland blood. Origin Mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.
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