Flail and Hang

Flail

Flail verb - To move or cause to move with a striking motion.

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Hang and flail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hang" instead a verb "Flail".

Nearby Words: flailed, flailing

Hang verb - To place on an elevated point without support from below.

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Flail and hang are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flail" instead a verb "Hang".

Nearby Words: hangup, hanging, hangout, hanger, hanged

nothing	flail nothing	hang nothing
enemies	flail enemies	hang enemies

Godefroy uses a flail in The Corridors of Time to hang on a moving car.

Source: Film / Les Visiteurs
Archer could remind Rin that programming a Blu-Ray Recorder is extremely simple, but after she refused his assistance he prefers to simply hang back and watch her flail about while enjoying himself immensely, up until the very last moment.

Source: Anime / Carnival Phantasm
He brings out what looks like a flail of some kind — several lengths of wood or metal joined by short pieces of chain — and allows the tension to build up before folding it into a coathook for the Nazi general to hang his jacket on.

Source: Film / Raiders of the Lost Ark

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