Flail
Flail verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Usage example: gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailed
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Punch and flail are semantically related. in strike topic. In some cases you can use "Punch" instead a verb "Flail".
Punch
Punch verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive
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Rockin Kats has the Hammer Punch, which replaces the glove on Willy's boxing glove gun with a flail head, giving him added attack power while sacrificing his ability to grab things.
Source: Epic Flail -
Some of the units in Totally Accurate Battle Simulator use their own fists, which they flail around in an effort to punch them much like they would with a weapon.
Source: Good Old Fisticuffs - In Punch-Out Wii, Aran Ryan packs an improvised flail made using a boxing glove and a rope when you rematch him in the Title Defense mode.
Source: Epic Flail
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