Dab
Dab noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: a bear can knock a man down with a simple dab of his paw
Hack
Hack noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck
How words are described
| little | little dab | little hack |
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