Definition of "pistol-whip" []

• To beat with a pistol. (verb-transitive)

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• "The officer failed only because he was out of ammunition, but then proceeded to pistol-whip Waldorf mercilessly."
• "Badass as usual, Beckett ends it to pistol-whip the goon."
• "He then proceeds to pistol-whip another toddler for some candy."