1 In the TV series The Wire, a real Hilti brand powder-actuated tool is pitched to the character Snoop in episode 1, season 4. The tool also features in subsequent episodes.  In the novel trilogy The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, modified nail guns are used by the main characters to hunt vampires.
hypâ¢oâ¢crite. a person who practices hypocrisy, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. [1175â1225; Middle English ipocrite hypocrita hypokritá¸s a stage actor, hence one who plays a part, hypocrite = hypokri(nesthai) (see hypocrisy) + -tÄs agent suffix]. hyp`oâ¢critâ²iâ¢cal, adj. hyp`oâ¢critâ²iâ¢calâ¢ly, adv.
plural hypocrisies. Learner's definition of HYPOCRISY. disapproving. : the behavior of people who do things that they tell other people not to do : behavior that does not agree with what someone claims to believe or feel. [noncount] When his private letters were made public, they revealed his hypocrisy. the hypocrisy of people who say one thing but do another [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples