Exert
Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- While he wasn't hit by Darkseid's Omega Beam, the effort he needed to exert to actually deal with it obviously exhausted him... and then Darkseid began hand to hand combat.
Source: Popularity Power -
Green Arrow in particular plays this trope straight; while the black ring is making him shoot at his family, he manages to exert enough Heroic Willpower to not only shift his aim to hit something else instead, but so the ring itself momentarily shines green, the colour indicating willpower.
Source: Fighting from the Inside -
Entering "Hit" will cause the player to exert himself and shit his pants.
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Hit and Exert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exert/hit
Exert & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exert/hit>.
Hit or Exert. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exert/hit.
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