Fire
Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Usage example: police officers firing rubber bullets
Pelt
Pelt verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus
How words are described
| full | full fire | full pelt |
| real | real fire | real pelt |
| large | large fire | large pelt |
| magic | magic fire | magic pelt |
| Other adjectives: new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When you take a healthy chunk of his HP, an aerial chase ensues, where you have to again avoid his fire and pelt him with Sand Shuriken.
- Firestar is named for his flame-colored pelt, which is also significant when you find out he's the "fire" prophesied to save the clan.
Source: Meaningful Name / Literature - Mancubi fire in a difficult-to-evade spread pattern, while Arachnotrons pelt the player with plasma balls continuously.
Source: Wake-Up Call Boss
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