Flail and Rock

Flail

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

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

Nearby Words: flailed, flailing

Rock verb - To make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions.

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Flail and rock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flail" instead a verb "Rock".

Nearby Words: rocky, rocking, rocked, rocker, rockery

flail sword

rock sword

The opening video for Rock Band 2 features a microphone-flail.

Source: Epic Flail
Epic Flail: One obstacle in the Black Rock Fortress is a ton of Super Mario World ball-and-chains tethered together into a massive cat-o-nine-tails.

Source: Video Game / Distorted Travesty
Epic Flail: The basic flails are giant balls of rock or iron on chains ... and then you've got monsters like Iblis' Claw and Colossus, which can completely wreck an entire screen's worth of enemies with a few well-placed blows or skilled Bullet Time abuse.

Source: Video Game / Hammerfight

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