Dismember and Strike

Dismember

Dismember verb - To take apart.

Usage example: dismembered the stage settings after the last performance

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Strike and dismember are semantically related in dismantle topic. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead a verb "Dismember".

Strike verb - To take apart.

Usage example: the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed

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Dismember and strike are semantically related in dismantle topic. Sometimes you can use "Dismember" instead a verb "Strike".

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

person	dismember person	strike person
people	dismember people	strike people
someone	dismember someone	strike someone
mother	dismember mother	strike mother
Other words: anyone, opponent, player, enemy, foe, women, opponents, enemies, targets.

Benedict Larmore actually had to make two chops with the machete to take the arm off (aiming for a very precise spot to dismember the prosthetic correctly), and while the editing makes it look like a single strike, it still only partially dismembers the arm.

Source: Film / Rockabilly Zombie Weekend
Clare intentionally lets Ophelia's strike dismember her and lets herself fall off the edge of a cliff so that Ophelia will think she's dead.

Source: Manga / Claymore

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