pistol-whipped
Hit with firearm
Pistol-whipped means struck with a handgun used as a bludgeon, typically hit on the head with the barrel or grip: The robber pistol-whipped the clerk before fleeing.
The compound suggests sudden, brutal violence—the gun becomes a club rather than a firearm.
Figuratively, to be pistol-whipped is to be thoroughly dominated or beaten down.
Having lost a contest
- struckPast tense of hitting
- bludgeonedStruck repeatedly with club
- attackedActed aggressively against
- clubbedStruck with heavy object
hit · smashed · injured · bloodied · concussed · brutalized · assaulted · pummeled
Theft through intimidation
- holdupTheft by threat
- muggingRobbery with violence
- assaultViolent offensive act
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
coercion · aggravated · felony · perpetrator · victim · witness · carjacking · hostage
Made to feel worthless
- subjugatedBrought under control
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
- defeatedOvercome in contest
subdued · cowered · intimidated · controlled · helpless · powerless · submission · degraded
beaten
Having lost a contest
- struckPast tense of hitting
- bludgeonedStruck repeatedly with club
- attackedActed aggressively against
clubbed · hit · smashed · injured · bloodied · concussed · brutalized · assaulted · pummeled · battered
robbery
Theft through intimidation
intimidation · coercion · aggravated · felony · perpetrator · victim · witness · carjacking · hostage · threat
humiliated
Made to feel worthless
- subjugatedBrought under control
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
defeated · subdued · cowered · intimidated · controlled · helpless · powerless · submission · degraded · vulnerable
thriller
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
Tarantino · gritty · violent · dramatic · tough-guy · henchman · confrontation · showdown · villain · menacing