Chop and Strike

Chop

Chop verb - Hit sharply.

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Strike and chop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead the word "Chop" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: choppy, chopped, chopper, chopping

Strike verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Usage example: the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear

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Chop and strike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chop" instead the word "Strike" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

person	chop person	strike person
blow	chop blow	strike blow
people	chop people	strike people
someone	chop someone	strike someone
Other words: hand, way, earth, head, target, enemy, times, enemies.

In fact authentic Judo does teach the "judo chop" (called tegatana ate, 'hand-blade strike') but it is not allowed in competition judo.

Source: Calling Your Attacks
Whitman eventually gets himself stupidly killed trying to strike up a conversation with two undead samurai guardians, in English - the only Japanese word he knows is the one for "queen", which triggers the fanatical guards and they chop him to pieces.

Source: The World's Expert on Getting Killed

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