Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Push
Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He just waits for the other guy to tire himself out punching him, at which point Homer can just push the other guy down - with force insufficient to kill a fly - for a KO.
Source: Victory by Endurance - The flying heads in Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame were very quick attackers who liked to push you off a platform and then fly down to the lower platform and continue their attack.
- In AirMech, a MOBA game, The AI controlled airmech will fly away from units they're supporting the push just as you're coming down on ground mode to get them.
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