Blow and Slash

Blow

Blow noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Slash and blow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slash" instead a noun "Blow".

Nearby Words: blowup, blowout, blown, blowing, blower

Slash noun - A long deep cut.

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Blow and slash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blow" instead a noun "Slash".

Nearby Words: slashed, slashing

good	good blow	good slash
low	low blow	low slash
critical	critical blow	critical slash
single	single blow	single slash
Other adjectives: simple, heavy, nasty, strong, powerful, actual, real, large, charged, big, great, huge, bad, vicious, quick, final, accidental, last, overhead, lucky, finishing.

way	blow way	slash way
air	blow air	slash air
door	blow door	slash door
budget	blow budget	slash budget
Other words: hell, opponent, enemy, weapons, enemies.

Single-Stroke Battle: The Shadow cleaves through Samael with one slash of Deimos' katana, Abaddon is taken out when his son grabs him, Astaroth pretty much ended both Drew and Barachiel with one blow each and is himself later killed by Abaddon in one strike.

Source: Tabletop Game / New Vindicators
Also, in a cutscene where he slams his son Tidus halfway across the arena with a single blow, and takes a sword slash to the chest and literally shrugs it off.

Source: Memetic Badass / Video Games
Both Samurai Shodown and The Last Blade play this trope if the last blow is a strong slash with both characters standing.{{Y

Source: Diagonal Cut

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