Crushing and Slashing

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Crushing adjective - Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination.

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Slashing and crushing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slashing" instead an adjective "Crushing".

Nearby Words: crush, crushed, crusher

Slashing adjective - As if striking with slashing blows.

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Crushing and slashing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crushing" instead an adjective "Slashing".

Nearby Words: slash, slashed

But since "realistically" piercing attacks cause less blood loss than slashing or crushing attacks, pierced limbs don't count toward this limit.

Source: Misaimed Realism
Instead of going with a Battle Discretion Shot, you get to see Choppers crushing civilians underfoot or slicing their limbs away, as well as the Maneater slashing at a mother and her child, or crushing a man in its jaws.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Anime and Manga
Basically if Kratos isn't murdering you by magic, fire, crushing, slashing, bare hands or anything else, he's usually impaling you on something.

Source: Impaled with Extreme Prejudice

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