Beat and Scatter

Beat

Beat verb - To strike repeatedly.

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Scatter and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scatter" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.

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Beat and scatter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Scatter".

people	beat people	scatter people
men	beat men	scatter men
form	beat form	scatter form
time	beat time	scatter time
Other words: everyone, enemies.

Blackadder: [beat] Well Lieutenant, standard procedure is to leap 200 feet into the air, and scatter yourself over a wide area.

Source: Black Comedy / Live-Action TV
Note that if you simply let them scatter, you gain half the experience you would have gotten if you chased them down and beat the crap out of them.

Source: Video Game / Heroes of Might and Magic
You end up in a land where panties scatter the background, are used as items to collect tons of points, and beat an old boss who's wearing a pair on his head and uses EXPLODING panties as weapons.

Source: Video Game / Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

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