Drops
Sprays
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The burglar in The Ref encounters a trapped safe that photographs him, sprays him in the face with cat urine, and drops him into a room with a vicious Rottweiler named "Cannibal."
Source: Urine Trouble -
Played perfectly straight in "The Reichenbach Fall." When Moriarty goes to steal the Crown Jewels of England, he sprays something in a guard's face, and the guard drops like a sack of bricks.
Source: Instant Sedation -
The sequel keeps the Flint Beetle and adds two cousins: The Iridescent Glint Beetle, which has a shiny golden shell and drops a Treasure or multiple sprays when hit; and the Doodlebug, which can drop sprays, pellets, or nectar, but periodically releases poisonous gas that can kill Pikmin.
Source: Metal Slime
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