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  pistol
       
          [IBM] A tool that makes it all too easy for you to shoot
          yourself in the foot.  "Unix "rm *" makes such a nice pistol!"
       
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  Pistol \Pis"tol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pistoled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Pistoling.] [Cf. F. pistoler.]
     To shoot with a pistol. ``To pistol a poacher.'' --Sydney
     Smith.
     [1913 Webster]

  Pistol \Pis"tol\, n. [F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob.
     from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where
     pistols were first made. Cf. Pistole.]
     The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one
     hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of
     names. See Illust. of Revolver.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Pistol carbine, a firearm with a removable but-piece, and
        thus capable of being used either as a pistol or a
        carbine.
  
     Pistol pipe (Metal.), a pipe in which the blast for a
        furnace is heated, resembling a pistol in form.
  
     Pistol shot.
     (a) The discharge of a pistol.
     (b) The distance to which a pistol can propel a ball.
         [1913 Webster]

  pistol n. [IBM] A tool that makes it all too easy for you to shoot
     yourself in the foot. "Unix `rm *' makes such a nice pistol!"
  
  

  Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms)
     A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable
     magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil
     extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads
     ready for another shot. Called also Browning, &
     Colt-Browning, pistol.

  Pistol \Pis"tol\, n. [F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob.
     from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where
     pistols were first made. Cf. Pistole.]
     The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one
     hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of
     names. See Illust. of Revolver.

  Pistol \Pis"tol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pistoled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Pistoling.] [Cf. F. pistoler.]
     To shoot with a pistol. ``To pistol a poacher.'' --Sydney
     Smith.

  pistol
       n : a firearm that is held and fired with one hand [syn: handgun,
            side arm, shooting iron]
       [also: pistolling, pistolled]

  pistol
     Αγγλικά n.
     πιστόλι

  pistol
     Danish n.
     handgun, (l en pistol)
     Indonesian alt.
     (l id pestol)
     Indonesian n.
     a (l en pistol) (gloss: gun)
     n.
     1 A handgun(1570s<ref name="Harper"/>)
     2 The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible
  for firing the detonator.
     3 A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of
  entertainment and surprises.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     a (l en pistol) (q: firearm)
     Swedish n.
     c a #English (gloss: gun)

  Pistol
     Romanian n.
     (surname: ro)

  pistol
     n.
     1 A handgun(1570s<ref name="Harper"/>)
     2 The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible
  for firing the detonator.
     3 A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of
  entertainment and surprises.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.

  pistol
     n.
     1 A handgun(1570s<ref name="Harper"/>)
     2 The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible
  for firing the detonator.
     3 A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of
  entertainment and surprises.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en pistol) (q: firearm)
     Romanian n.
     (l en pistol)

  Pistol
     Romanian n.
     (surname: ro)

  pistol
     n.
     1 A handgun(1570s<ref name="Harper"/>)
     2 The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible
  for firing the detonator.
     3 A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of
  entertainment and surprises.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To shoot (at) a target with a pistol.
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en pistol) (q: firearm)
     Swedish n.
     c a #English (gloss: gun)

  pistol
     Romania n.
     pistooli
     Ruotsi n.
     pistooli

  pistol
     n.
     (tagg: kat=vapen) ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol
     n.
     (tagg: kat=vapen) ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol  (pistoloù)
  pistole

  pistol /pʔistˈʔol/ 
  pistol, spraygun

  Pistol /pˈɪstəl/
  المسدّس

  pistol //ˈpɪstəl// 
  пистоле́т
  handgun

  pistol /pˈɪstəl/ 
  revolver

  pistol /pˈɪstəl/ 
  pistole

  pistol /pˈɪstəl/
  Pistole  [mil.]
        "gas-powered pistol"  - Gaspistole
        "high-power pistol"  - Hochleistungspistole
        "tip-up pistol"  - Kipplaufpistole
        "top-break pistol"  - Kipplaufpistole
        "concealed hammer pistol"  - hahnlose Pistole
        "muliple-barrelled pistol"  - mehrläufige Pistole
        "wheel-lock pistol"  - Radschlosspistole
        "rotating-barrel pistol"  - Pistole mit Drehlauf
        "locked-breech pistol"  - Pistole mit halbstarrer Verriegelung
        "delayed blowback pistol"  - Pistole mit halbstarrer Verriegelung
        "multiple-parallel-barrelled pistol"  - Pistole mit mehreren parallel liegenden Läufen
        "unlocked-breech friction delayed pistol"  - Pistole mit Reibungsverriegelung
        "striker-fired pistol"  - Pistole mit Schlagbolzenschloss
        "rapid-fire pistol"  - Schnellfeuerpistole
        "blank-firing pistol"  - Schreckschusspistole
        "self-ejecting pistol"  - Selbstauswerferpistole
        "muzzle-loading pistol"  - Vorderladepistole
        "vest pocket pistol"  - Westentaschenpistole, Taschenpistole
        "at pistol point"  - mit vorgehaltener Pistole
        "hold a pistol on/to sb.'s head"  - jdm. die Pistole auf die Brust setzen
   see: pistols, automatic pistol, autoloading pistol, Philadelphia Deringer, Deringer, Derringer, service pistol, gas pistol, gas gun, air pistol, air gun, pellet pistol, pellet gun, magazine pistol, luger pistol, percussion pistol, target pistol, match pistol, schuetzen pistol, terzerol, terzerole, blowback pistol, horse pistol, repeating pistol, match pistol, target pistol, knuckle duster, alarm pistol, blank pistol, sporting pistol, sport pistol, pocket pistol, quick like a shot
  

  pistol /pˈɪstəl/
  
  πιστόλι

  pistol //ˈpɪstəl// 
  1. pistooli
  handgun
  2. veitikka
  lively, bright small boy

  pistol /pistl/
  pistolet

  pistol /pˈɪstəl/ 
  1. पिस्तौल, तमंचा
        "License is a must to use pistol."

  pistol /pˈɪstəl/
  pištolj, revolver

  pistol /pˈɪstəl/
  pisztoly

  pistol //ˈpɪstəl// 
  pistol
  handgun

  pistol //ˈpɪstəl// 
  ピストル, 拳銃, 弾き, 手筒
  handgun

  pistol /pistl/
  pistool

  pistol /ˈpɪstəl/ 
    pistolet

  pistol /pistl/
  pistola

  pistol //ˈpɪstəl// 
  pistol
  handgun

  pistol /pˈɪstəl/
  1. (-led, -ling) pistol, tabanca, revolver, piştov
  2. tabanca ile vurmak. pistol grip tüfeklerde tabanca kabzasına benzer yer. pistol shot tabanca ateşi
  3. ta- banca menzili. pistolwhip  tabanca namlusu ile vurmak.

  pistol
  pistol

  pistol /ˈpʲistɔl/ 
  pistola
  (historia, historyczny, historycznie) dawna moneta hiszpańska;

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  пистолет
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  Pistole
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  πιστόλι
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈiːrɑːt/
  pistol, spray gun

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  pistooli
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  pistolet
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  pistola
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  拳銃, ハジキ, 鉄砲
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  pistolium
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  pistool
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  pistolet
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  pistola
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  пистолет
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  pistola
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  pistol /pˈɪstuːl/ 
  tabanca
  ett slags till storleken mindre skjutvapen

  
/ˈpɪstəɫ/

  
/pɪst'uːl/

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "pistol":
     automatic, blow to pieces, blow up, blowgun, blowpipe, brain,
     bring down, burn to death, charge, cock, cut down, cut to pieces,
     deal a deathblow, detonate, discharge, disintegrate, drop, eject,
     fell, fire, fire off, firearm, flamethrower, frag, gat,
     give the quietus, gun, gun down, gun for, handgun, heater, hit,
     incinerate, jugulate, lapidate, lay low, let fly, let off, load,
     musket, peashooter, pelt, pepper, pick off, piece, plug, poleax,
     pot, potshoot, potshot, prime, repeater, revolver, riddle, rifle,
     rod, sawed-off shotgun, shoot, shoot at, shoot down,
     shoot to death, shooting iron, shotgun, silence, six-gun,
     six-shooter, snipe, stab to death, stone, stone to death, strike,
     strike dead, take a potshot, torpedo, vaporize
  
  

  n. 手枪;
  v. 以手枪射击;

     n. 手枪,信号枪
     vt. 以手枪射击