Fell
Fell verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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His faith in the strength of the glass was justified; the window didn't break but instead popped out of its frame and Hoy fell 24 stories to his death in an act of self-defenestration.
Source: Destination Defenestration - One involved a balloon falling toward a guy's spiky hair at a fairly slow rate, which popped to reveal a girl (who fell on him and pinned him so they could 'fix' his hair).
- Console light gun shooters have also popped up from time-to-time, but fell out of favor in the early 2000s with the rise in popularity of First Person Shooters.
Source: Light Gun Game
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