Down and Needle

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Down verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.

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Needle and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Needle" instead a verb "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

Needle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

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Down and needle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead a verb "Needle".

Nearby Words: needled, needling, needlework

old	old down	old needle
full	full down	full needle
set	set down	set needle
straight	straight down	straight needle
Other adjectives: simple, small, massive, little, young, worn, last.

They're looked down on by all the other supernatural types; the narrator describes them as "the desperate needle-sharing ass-peddling heroin addicts of our world".

Source: Our Ghouls Are Creepier
She gets even more obsessed and aggressive after he coldly turns her down, with arguments that range from secators to needle-point holders.

Source: Not Good with Rejection
Shout-Out: Waking up an unconscious woman by jabbing an adrenaline-filled needle straight down between her breasts.

Source: Film / A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

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