Detach and Pull

Detach

Detach verb - Cause to become detached or separated; take off.

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Pull and detach are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Pull" instead a verb "Detach".

Nearby Words: detached, detachment, detaching, detachable, detacher

Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

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Detach and pull are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Detach" instead a verb "Pull".

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

people	detach people	pull people
turn	detach turn	pull turn
hand	detach hand	pull hand
cord	detach cord	pull cord
Other words: head, card, weapons, guns.

The pods are made to detach, so simply backing away from the plant after contact doesn't do anything to relieve the stab wound you just got; on the contrary, you're likely to tear out a chunk of skin trying to pull out an attached pod thanks to the spines being barbed on top of everything else.

Source: Death World

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