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Definitions for Pistol
[1] a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
[2] to shoot with a pistol.
[3] a short-barrelled handgun
[4] hold a pistol to a person's head to threaten a person in order to force him to do what one wants
[5] (tr) to shoot with a pistol
Words related to Pistol
rod, gun, firearm, handgun, piece, six-shooter, forty-five, thirty-eight
Words nearby Pistol
pistareen, piste, pistil, pistillate, pistoia, pistol, pistol grip, pistol-handle knife, pistol-whip, pistole, pistoleer
Origin of Pistol
1560–70; < Middle French pistole < German, earlier pitschal, pitschole, petsole < Czech píšt’ala literally, pipe, fife, whistle (presumably a slang term for a type of light harquebus employed during the Hussite wars), akin to pištět to squeak, peep
Other words from Pistol
pis·tol·like , adjective
Word origin for Pistol
C16: from French pistole, from German, from Czech pišt'ala pistol, pipe; related to Russian pischal shepherd's pipes
Synonyms for Pistol
firearm, gun, handgun, rod, forty-five, piece, six-shooter, Saturday night special, thirty-eight