pistol-whip
Hit with firearm
To pistol-whip someone is to strike them with a handgun, using it as a blunt weapon rather than firing it.
The barrel or grip becomes a club: The robber pistol-whipped the clerk when he moved too slowly.
The hyphenated form functions as both verb and adjective: a pistol-whipped victim.
Forceful impact or stoppage
- bludgeonHeavy blunt weapon
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- assaultViolent offensive act
- blunt forceImpact without piercing
trauma · attack · clubbing · blow · smash · bash · brutal · head wound
Exciting film segment
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- thugViolent criminal
henchman · villain · Tarantino · Scorsese · tough guy · hard-boiled · gritty · dramatic
Theft through intimidation
- holdupTheft by threat
- muggingRobbery with violence
- armed assaultViolent attack with weapons
- aggravatedIntensified or vexed
felony · battery · victim · perpetrator · assailant · criminal · violent crime · home invasion
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
blunt force · trauma · attack · clubbing · blow · smash · bash · brutal · head wound · concussion
action scene
Exciting film segment
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
thug · henchman · villain · Tarantino · Scorsese · tough guy · hard-boiled · gritty · dramatic · choreography
robbery
Theft through intimidation
- holdupTheft by threat
- muggingRobbery with violence
- armed assaultViolent attack with weapons
aggravated · felony · battery · victim · perpetrator · assailant · criminal · violent crime · home invasion · carjacking