Flail
Strike
Strike verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear
Flail is a synonym for strike in strike out with the foot topic. You can use "Flail" instead a verb "Strike".
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When using a flail or heavy flail, thrusting will perform a shield strike, since obviously you can't really thrust with a flail, as will the overhead when armed with buckler and javelin.
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After he fails to strike (for the first and only time in the film) and sits back down near the end, you can see Donny start to wiggle and flail his arm in discomfort.
Source: Film / The Big Lebowski -
Col. Volodyovski: You strike like a man with a flail!
Source: You Fight Like a Cow
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