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| pis·tol [ píst'l ] |
noun (plural pis·tols) |
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1. small gun: a small short-barreled gun designed to be held in one hand
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2. somebody or something effective: a remarkable or effective person or thing, or a forceful or energetic person
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slang
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3. pastrami sandwich: a hot pastrami sandwich on rye bread
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slang
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transitive verb (past and past participle pis·toled, present participle pis·tol·ing, 3rd person present singular pis·tols) |
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shoot somebody or something with pistol: to shoot somebody or something using a pistol
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French pistole< Czech pišt'ala "pipe" < pištěti "whistle," an imitation of the sound] |
