noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pistol/rifle shot
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A pistol shot rang out in the darkness.
water pistol
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
automatic
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All these men were encumbered with their heavy loads and had only automatic pistols .
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Two of them are automatic pistols , caliber twenty-two, manufactured by High Standard.
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The man's face was white and mean and he was pointing an automatic pistol at Charles' chest.
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He will identify those two automatic pistols as weapons he test-fired at the Ballistics Lab in order to obtain exemplary rounds.
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Suddenly he pulled out a silver automatic pistol and fired a barrage at the driver's head.
■ NOUN
shot
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The window frames rattled violently and glass cracked with the sound of a pistol shot .
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The first slap sounds like a pistol shot .
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Their footsteps suddenly cracked like pistol shots as the carpet was replaced by plastic tiles.
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Then a pistol shot rang out.
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Like the steeplechase where Vronsky breaks his mare's back with reckless riding, you can only wait for the pistol shot .
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The pistol shot is so loud it can be heard well over half a mile away.
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It was only a pistol shot .
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Two pistol shots around ten-thirty on a summer morning in Bosnia and the Edwardian idyll was shattered for ever.
water
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The kids had been in the car and there was a water pistol on the shelf under the dash.
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And whoever is in charge of bathtime should watch out ... there's even a water pistol cleverly disguised as a flower.
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Lots of events including Tombola and water pistol shooting.
■ VERB
arm
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They are armed with two pistols and a sword.
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He is armed with a large-caliber pistol and considered extremely dangerous.
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The robbers were usually armed with a pistol and shotgun.
carry
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He didn't know I always carry pistols under my cloak, and he may well ask why.
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He said du Pont frequently carried a. 38-caliber pistol on the estate and abused cocaine and alcohol.
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They carry pistols , handcuffs, batons and gas-spray guns.
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Used to carry a pistol and everything.
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I've only had to carry a pistol once, just a few hours.
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Two of them this time, both carrying holstered pistols .
fire
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Crouching, Yeremi contented himself with firing his bolt pistol at the athletically shifting targets.
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It had been a while since she'd fired a pistol and the initial retort took even her by surprise.
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You could fire a starting pistol next to some and they would barely look up.
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There was a crack, but no sepoy dropped dead; the percussion cap had fired but not the pistol .
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The policeman fired some pistol shots in the air, but there was no answer.
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Suddenly, Joyce fired his pistol and the battle had begun.
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He fired his pistol in the air and charged over the top as if he were chasing some errant fox.
hold
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In front of the door was another man holding a pistol .
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He held his pistol shakily toward the ruins and fired.
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He held a loaded air pistol to her stepfather's neck and threatened to blow his head off.
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The guy holds tight to his pistol but he can't make me move my knee.
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Whichever foreign power captured Ireland held a pistol aimed at Britain's heart.
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The breadhead in the brown topcoat now holds a pistol in his hand.
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Casually he holds his small pistol towards me, butt first, for inspection.
load
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It was now just light enough on the roof for him to see to load his pistols .
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I loaded the pistol and thought that nothing had gone right for me since I had come here.
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Quickly loading the Very pistol with the red cartridge, Larsen aimed it at the open skylight and pulled the trigger.
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As for my grandfather, he kept a loaded pistol in his desk.
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When I was in a safe place, I loaded my pistols , this time with dry powder.
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This soldier had let him load his pistol and point it empty.
point
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The man's face was white and mean and he was pointing an automatic pistol at Charles' chest.
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The officers used a chemical spray called Capstun on Hernandez when he resisted and pointed a toy pistol at them.
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Jack said, and he looked up at Oxie and Murray, who stood up and pointed their pistols at Charlie.
pull
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I pull the pistol and hold it within my jacket.
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Feffer, wishing to divert him, had told him the tale of the insurance adjuster who pulled out the pistol .
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As Kara Voss waited on Jenkins, he pulled a. 22-caliber pistol from his clothing and shot her in the head.
shoot
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On seeing them escape, Shovel requested that he be shot with his own pistol , rather than return in disgrace.
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Other reports said Mr Nagdi had been shot with a Beretta pistol equipped with a silencer.
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He wasn't shot and his pistol is fully loaded.
take
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I filled my pockets with bread, then took two pistols and the powder for them.
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He let his hand fall, and after a while she took the pistol .
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Sharpe took the loaded pistol from his belt, cocked it, and laid it beside him.
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I had seen a way for me to take off my pistol .
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I got my deed and went right home... took off my pistol and hung it up in the closet.
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When the shopkeeper asks for his money, he takes a pistol out of his pocket and gives it to him.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
snub-nosed pistol/revolver etc
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The snub-nosed revolver looked like a toy in Ray Shepherd's hand.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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First, the appalling Beria had been arrested at pistol point in the Kremlin and executed as privily as his victims.
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Jack kept his arm at his side, pistol down, watching the cat squeal and squirm upside down on the fork.
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Quickly loading the Very pistol with the red cartridge, Larsen aimed it at the open skylight and pulled the trigger.
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Rifles, bayonets, pistols, haversacks, cartridge-boxes, canteens, blankets, belts, and overcoats lined the road.
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The top right-hand drawer of the desk contained the traditional little tin box and a pistol .
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They hung on the Sergeant's every word, handled the pistols with reverence; their concentration was intense.
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When the shopkeeper asks for his money, he takes a pistol out of his pocket and gives it to him.
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When the statement had been issued, Mr Telford allowed his pistol to be hauled up on a rope.