Drop
Drop verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.
Usage example: dropped the would-be mugger in his tracks with a single well-aimed blow
Fell is a synonym for drop in rise topic. In some cases you can use "Fell" instead a verb "Drop", when it comes to topics like fall. popular alternative
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Oh, and the actual impact happens after Asura and Evil Ryu fell over a kilometre just to build up more force behind the drop.
Source: Video Game / Asura's Wrath -
It was chilling, at least in part, because G'Kar also sliced open his own hand, and was intoning "dead...dead...dead..." as each drop of blood fell to the floor.
Source: Death Glare - It was only used to prevent a reproducible human error problem when the test subjects fell too far, broke their legs (at best), which made them drop the gun and break expensive equipment.
Source: Misapplied Phlebotinum
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