Hack and Smash

Hack

Hack noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Usage example: completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck

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Smash and hack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smash" instead the word "Hack" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hacked, hacking, hacker, hackery

Smash noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Usage example: she gave the tennis ball a smash and sent it flying over the other side of the net

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Hack and smash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hack" instead the word "Smash" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: smashed, smashing, smasher, smashable

good	good hack	good smash
special	special hack	special smash
similar	similar hack	similar smash
original	original hack	original smash
Other adjectives: single, simple, popular, massive, large, big, official, scary.

people	hack people	smash people
stuff	hack stuff	smash stuff
way	hack way	smash way
machine	hack machine	smash machine
Other words: door, computer, ship, phone, opponent, enemy, times, enemies, doors, robots.

There's no Hit Point system, so slaying your foe requires you hack off limbs and leave wounds until they bleed to death, or smash their heads in, or cleave them in two, or destroy a vital organ, or smash them into pieces with a hammer.

Source: Chunky Salsa Rule
Subverted in the Rom Hack Kaizo Mario 64, where all three caps are available in certain levels, and collecting all three simultaneously grants a silver shimmering flight capable Mario that can smash through enemies at will.

Source: Mutually Exclusive Powerups
The Matrix Online has a long-running example of this trope in the form of "Hack the Ground Smash".

Source: Urban Legend of Zelda

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