Bean
Bean verb - Hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball.
Strike
Strike verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear
Both words in one sentence
- Tasers can cause heart failure in people with pre-existing conditions or electrocution if incorrectly calibrate; bean-bag guns can cause internal damage if they strike in the right spot; and any aerosol irritant can cause serious problems for people with respiratory conditions.
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Precision F-Strike: Fictional newscaster Emmett Seaborne fires one off after Apollo 12's color broadcast fails after Alan Bean fried the camera by accidentally pointing it at the Sun.
- When the Chakri (Thailand's supreme commander) decides to get rid of Bean and Suriyawong, he blows up the barracks where they are staying and blames it on an Indian strike force in order to justify a military response.
Source: Literature / Ender's Shadow
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