Attack
Thrash
Thrash verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage
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Both words in one sentence
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A flatline sound begins a song by thrash metal band Toxik that is, appropriately enough, titled "Heart Attack".
Source: Flatline -
Dedede then proceeds to thrash around, causing the doll to attack the innocent one last time before Kirby swallows the doll, causing Dedede to for some reason fly off into outer space and fly past a planet shaped like him.
Source: Butt Biter -
In Pokémon there are several moves that attack for multiple turns like Rollout, Outrage, and Thrash that force your pokemon to use them the following turn even if you don't want to and also prevents it from switching out.
Source: Leeroy Jenkins
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