Hammer
Hammer verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: hammered the ball for a home run
Push
Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
How words are described
| relentless | relentless hammer | relentless push |
| single | single hammer | single push |
| heavy | heavy hammer | heavy push |
| small | small hammer | small push |
| Other adjectives: powerful, actual, massive, large, big, great, huge, little, tiny, literal, bigger, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Or you could push them over a railing into the river, hit them with a hammer, or drop something on them.
Source: Video Game / Hitman -
The push upward is assisted by Nora's rocket hammer, and so is her descent towards the stinger embedded on the Death Stalker's head.
Source: Web Animation / RWBY - Instead, a chaotic neutral player would choose to trick someone else into jumping in to the river or push them in and then moonwalk across on the handrail while singing MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This".
Source: Chaotic Neutral
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