Bust and Harm

Bust

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

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Harm and bust are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harm" instead the word "Bust" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: busted, buster, busting

Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

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Bust and harm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bust" instead the word "Harm" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming

good	good bust	good harm
nice	nice bust	nice harm
normal	normal bust	normal harm
visible	visible bust	visible harm
Other adjectives: massive, big, major, appreciable, magical.

man	bust man	harm man
family	bust family	harm family
way	bust way	harm way
characters	bust characters	harm characters
Other words: dragon, kids, teammates.

Friendly Fireproof: Your teammates are invincible, so you can't actually harm them, but they'll still comment if one of your stray shots hits them, or if they're in the way when you bust out your melee weapon.

Source: Video Game / Transformers: War for Cybertron
It's a bust of Hippocrates which you beat people to death with (with "Do No Harm" labelled on it, no less).

Source: Hypocritical Humor / Video Games
To drive the point home, one of his melee weapons is a bust of Hippocrates' head with a "Do No Harm" plaque.

Source: Deadly Doctor

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