Close
Close verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Sickle
Sickle noun - An edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle.
Nearby Word: sickly
Both words in one sentence
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Weapon of Choice: Makita does close combat with a hammer and sickle.
Source: Video Game / The Red Star -
Vivi of Brain Dead 13 uses this freaking sickle as a barber's razor to try to kill Lance in a Dangerously Close Shave.
Source: Sinister Scythe
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