pistolwhips
Strikes with firearm
To pistolwhip is to strike someone with a handgun, using it as a blunt weapon rather than firing it.
The blow typically lands with the grip or barrel against the head or face: The robber pistolwhipped the clerk when she couldn't open the safe fast enough.
The act suggests brutality beyond what a firearm's intended use requires.
Refusals to work collectively
- beatsPulses or defeats
- bludgeonsStrikes with blunt weapons
- attacksAggressive hostile actions
- assaultsViolent physical attacks
smashes · cracks · slams · hits · whacks · batters · clubbing · brutality
Process of doing
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- hostageCaptive held as security
- noirHard-boiled film genre
gangster · tough-guy · Tarantino · heist · menacing · intimidation · gritty · confrontation
Remove capacity to harm
- close-quartersVery near proximity
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- non-lethalNot causing death
incapacitate · subdue · grip · barrel · improvised · weapon · self-defense · struggle
strikes
Refusals to work collectively
assaults · smashes · cracks · slams · hits · whacks · batters · clubbing · brutality · trauma
action
Process of doing
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- hostageCaptive held as security
noir · gangster · tough-guy · Tarantino · heist · menacing · intimidation · gritty · confrontation · villain
disarm
Remove capacity to harm
- close-quartersVery near proximity
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- combatArmed hostile engagement
non-lethal · incapacitate · subdue · grip · barrel · improvised · weapon · self-defense · struggle · takedown