Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Curb
Curb verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
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Both words in one sentence
- Also, may apply to Operation Oyster Bay, which curb stomped Manticore and Grayson's orbital industry.
Source: Curb Stomp Battle / Literature -
Curb-Stomp Battle: Although this can apply to Kim Jong Kook in any physical competition against the members, Kim Jong Kook's wrestling matches with Yoo Jae Suk are infamously... one-sided.
Source: Series / Running Man - Tends to apply only if the ships are evenly matched: a torpedo boat verses a dreadnought would easily be a Curb-Stomp Battle.
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