society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > use small arms [verb (transitive)] > shoot with pistol (4)
transitive and intransitive. To shoot with a dag or hand-gun.
transitive. To shoot (a person, etc.) with a pistol. Also (occasionally) intransitive.
transitive. To attack or fire at with pistols.