Transcription
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- [pis-tl]
- /ˈpɪs tl/
- /ˈpɪs.təl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pis-tl]
- /ˈpɪs tl/
Definitions of pistol word
- noun pistol a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand. 1
- verb with object pistol to shoot with a pistol. 1
- noun pistol small handgun 1
- noun Definition of pistol in Technology [IBM] A tool that makes it all too easy for you to shoot yourself in the foot. "Unix "rm *" makes such a nice pistol!" 1
- countable noun pistol A pistol is a small gun. 0
- noun pistol a short-barrelled handgun 0
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Origin of pistol
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Middle French pistole < German, earlier pitschal, pitschole, petsole < Czech píšt’ala literally, pipe, fife, whistle (presumably a slang term for a type of light harquebus employed during the Hussite wars), akin to pištět to squeak, peep
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pistol
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pistol popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pistol usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pistol
noun pistol
- achiever — A high achiever is someone who is successful in their studies or their work, usually as a result of their efforts. A low achiever is someone who achieves less than those around them.
- achievers — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- anlace — a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
- arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- archery — Archery is a sport in which people shoot arrows at a target using a bow.
Top questions with pistol
- how to shoot a pistol?
- how to hold a pistol?
- how to aim a pistol?
- how to draw a pistol?
- what is a pistol?
- how to make a paper pistol?
- how to grip a pistol?
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