Meaning

1 senses

  1. To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.

Examples

143 sentences

  1. Tom bought a pistol.

    Том купив пістолет. — deniko

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  2. Tom purchased a pistol.

    Том придбав пістолет. — deniko

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  3. She shot him with a pistol.

    ruОна выстрелила в него из пистолета. — odexed

    deSie hat ihn mit einer Pistole erschossen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Tom fired the pistol three times.

    ruТом три раза выстрелил из пистолета. — odexed

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  5. Tom threatened Mary with a pistol.

    ruФома угрожал Маше пистолетом. — Selena777

    deTom bedrohte Maria mit einer Pistole. — bonny37

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Origin

Probably from Middle French pistole, or via Middle English pistolet, from Middle French pi

Probably from Middle French pistole, or via Middle English pistolet, from Middle French pistolet (“small firearm or small dagger”).

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Forms

pistols, pistoling, pistoled, pistoled
Base formpistol · to pistol
3rd person singularpistols
Present participlepistoling
Past simplepistoled / pistolled
Past participlepistoled / pistolled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypistol
he, she, itpistols

Past simpleLesson

all personspistoled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pistoled
he, she, ithas pistoled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pistol

Word family

4 related words
Relatedderringerpistolegatrod

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pisspistachiopistonpitB1
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