holster
To put something in a holsterTo put something in a holster.
» Tom put his gun in its holster.
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1 sensesTo put something in a holster.
Examples
20 sentencesTom put his gun in its holster.
Tom removed his gun from his holster.
ruТом вынул пистолет из кобуры. — Biga
Tom pulled his gun out of its holster.
deTom nahm seine Pistole aus dem Halfter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom pulled his gun out of his holster.
Tom put his gun back in its holster.
Origin
From Dutch holster (“pistol-case, holster”), from Middle Low German holster, from Old SaxoFrom Dutch holster (“pistol-case, holster”), from Middle Low German holster, from Old Saxon *holster, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulastrą, *hulistrą (“hull, case, covering”).
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Forms
holsters, holstering, holstered, holstered| Base form | holster · to holster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | holsters |
| Present participle | holstering |
| Past simple | holstered |
| Past participle | holstered |
irregular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.