Blow
Blow noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: he was dizzy for the rest of the day after the blow to his head
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| painful | painful blow | painful lash |
| deadly | deadly blow | deadly lash |
| stronger | stronger blow | stronger lash |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He specifically orders that the "pain technicians" use a special high-tech whip that gradually increases the level of pain until dealing a fatal blow at lash number 40.
Source: A Taste of the Lash -
It still manages to sidestep the Unprovoked Pervert Payback trope since Koneko does only lash out when provoked, and Issei takes the blow because he can be a sport when he knows he deserves it.
Source: Light Novel / High School D×D
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Lash and Blow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blow/lash
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