Attack
Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- If two Thousand-Eyes go head to head, neither one can attack, and getting rid of absorbed monsters is tricky and requires Tsukuyomi's help, so neither can absorb each other, either.
- Surprisingly, knifing them to death is the most ammo-efficient way to get rid of them (as crazy as it sounds to attack a large robot with a knife instead of a laser blaster).
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Living Structure Monster: The blocked doors would attack Dante if you got too close, but otherwise left you alone until you got rid of them by solving a puzzle and/or killing some enemies.
Source: Franchise / Devil May Cry
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