Pistol

n.	1.	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 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.
v. t.	1.	To shoot with a pistol. [imp. & p. p. Pistoled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pistoling.]

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pistol - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand Synonyms: handgun, shooting iron, side arm

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!"

To dream that you are aiming a pistol, denotes that you are trying to target a specific goal. However, if the overtones of the dream are that of fear, anger and aggression, then the pistol signifies power by which you need to defend yourself against the fear and anger. *Please see also Gun.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 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, 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

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