pistol

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪstəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɪstəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pis′tl)

Inflections of 'pistol' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
pistols
v 3rd person singular
pistolling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
pistoling
v past (US)
pistolled
v past (Mainly UK)
pistoled
v past (US)
pistolled
v past p (Mainly UK)
pistoled
v past p (US)

pistol
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Synonyms:
revolver, automatic pistol, automatic, six-shooter, side arm, gat, rod Collocations, cannon, six-gun, barker, pill shooter, iron Collocations, forty-five, thirty-eight, gun Collocations, weapon Collocations, pea shooter


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