Brush and Hit

Brush

Brush verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.

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Hit and brush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead the word "Brush" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: brushed, brushing, brushy

Hit verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.

Usage example: when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow

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Brush and hit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brush" instead the word "Hit" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: hitting

good	good brush	good hit
normal	normal brush	normal hit
single	single brush	single hit
small	small brush	small hit
Other adjectives: massive, enormous, bad, black, major, near, final, slightest, worst, next, latest, recent, previous, biggest.

This makes facing enemies like Bulldozers (which move towards you and One-Hit Kill you if you brush against them) a complete pain.

Source: Scrappy Mechanic
Each time a combatant takes a hit, a brush draws the strokes in the kanji for 'life'; when it is complete, they die.

Source: Life Meter
If you shoot them, hit them with a melee weapon, or even just brush against them, they explode.

Source: Made of Explodium

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