Flail and Screw

Flail

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

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

Nearby Words: flailed, flailing

Screw verb - To twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition.

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Flail and screw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flail" instead a verb "Screw".

Nearby Words: screwy, screwball, screwed, screwing

control	flail control	screw control
enemies	flail enemies	screw enemies

Their sheer number and jumping around will also often screw up the auto-targetting, causing knights to flail after a different enemy than the one they want.

Source: Video Game / Spiral Knights
Screw up, and you get to watch the main character scream and flail as he plummets into the inky void.

Source: Primal Fear

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