Pistol

Definitions

1. A handgun
   broadly
2. The type of handgun with the chamber integral with the barrel.
   broadly
3. The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
4. A lively, high-energy person.
5. An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.

Equivalents

Examples

“She was gregarious, opinionated, and in charge, the kind of person you'd describe⟳ as a real pistol, and I was immediately drawn to her.”

“KENT NELSON —Until my wife Inza convinced me there was more to life. Ah, she was a real pistol, that Inza.”

“She features so many dance⟳ tunes and is a pistol with her sharp and witty remarks.”

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