Clip and Flail

Clip

Clip verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: the pitch clipped the batter's helmet with enough force to knock it clean off his head

Flail and clip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flail" instead a verb "Clip".

Nearby Words: clipped, clipping, clipper, clipboard

Flail

Flail verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Usage example: gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailed
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Synonyms for Flail

Clip and flail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clip" instead a verb "Flail".

Nearby Words: flailed, flailing

Common collocations

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