Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pistol
Participle: pistoled
Gerund: pistoling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pistol |
| you | pistol |
| he;she;it | pistols |
| we | pistol |
| you | pistol |
| they | pistol |
Perfect
| I | have pistoled |
| you | have pistoled |
| he;she;it | has pistoled |
| we | have pistoled |
| you | have pistoled |
| they | have pistoled |
Past
| I | pistoled |
| you | pistoled |
| he;she;it | pistoled |
| we | pistoled |
| you | pistoled |
| they | pistoled |
Pluperfect
| I | had pistoled |
| you | had pistoled |
| he;she;it | had pistoled |
| we | had pistoled |
| you | had pistoled |
| they | had pistoled |
Future
| I | will pistol |
| you | will pistol |
| he;she;it | will pistol |
| we | will pistol |
| you | will pistol |
| they | will pistol |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pistoled |
| you | will have pistoled |
| he;she;it | will have pistoled |
| we | will have pistoled |
| you | will have pistoled |
| they | will have pistoled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pistol |
| you | pistol |
| he;she;it | pistol |
| we | pistol |
| you | pistol |
| they | pistol |
Perfect
| I | have pistoled |
| you | have pistoled |
| he;she;it | have pistoled |
| we | have pistoled |
| you | have pistoled |
| they | have pistoled |
Imperfect
| I | pistoled |
| you | pistoled |
| he;she;it | pistoled |
| we | pistoled |
| you | pistoled |
| they | pistoled |
Pluperfect
| I | had pistoled |
| you | had pistoled |
| he;she;it | had pistoled |
| we | had pistoled |
| you | had pistoled |
| they | had pistoled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pistol |
| you | would pistol |
| he;she;it | would pistol |
| we | would pistol |
| you | would pistol |
| they | would pistol |
Perfect
| I | would have pistoled |
| you | would have pistoled |
| he;she;it | would have pistoled |
| we | would have pistoled |
| you | would have pistoled |
| they | would have pistoled |
Imperative
| you | pistol |
| we | Let's pistol |
| you | pistol |
Verbs conjugated like 'pistol'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pistol'
piston,
distil,
pastor,
piton,
postil,
bestow,
bishop,
custom,
destool,
disco,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "small hand-held firearm," c.1570, from M.Fr. pistole "short firearm" (1566), of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be from Ger. Pistole, from Czech pis'tala "firearm," lit. "tube, pipe," from pisteti "to whistle," of imitative origin, related to Rus. pischal "shepherd's pipe." But earlier form pistolet (1550) is from M.Fr. pistolet "a small firearm," also "a small dagger," which may be the literal sense; though some connect this word with It. pistolese, in reference to Pistoia, town in Tuscany noted for gunsmithing. Pistol-whip is first recorded 1942.
2. Probably from Middle French pistole, or via Middle English pistolet, from Middle French pistolet (“small firearm or small dagger”).
3. The origin is unclear.
4. If via German to Romance probably from Middle High German forms like pischulle from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.
5. Alternatively, if from Romance to German, from or related to Italian pistolese (“short dagger”), from Italian Pistoia (“a Tuscan town noted for its gunsmithing”).
Sample Sentences
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[...] did not teach us this and much beyond; if we were such idiots as to close our eyes to that fine mode of training which rears up such men; should we not know that they who among their equals stab and pistol in the legislative halls, and in the counting-house, and on the marketplace, and in all the elsewhere peaceful pursuits of life, must be to their dependants, even though they were free servants, so [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)