Deflect
Deflect verb - To change the course or direction of (something).
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Level
Level verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.
Usage example: the marksman leveled his gun at the target and fired
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To level up a skill, players simply had to perform a successful application of a skill (hit the target, deal or deflect damage, buy, sell, and craft items, etc.).
Source: Level Grinding -
The trooper clones in 3's final level (spaceship section) deflect HMG and Vulcan bullets while jumping.
Source: Video Game / Metal Slug -
Although they don't do it often, high-level warriors in Dragon Ball Z can generate shields with their ki to deflect or nullify enemy attacks.
Source: Barrier Warrior
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Level and Deflect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deflect/level
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