Harm
Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.
Ransom
Ransom verb - To free from captivity or punishment by paying a price.
Nearby Words: ransomed, ransoming
How words are described
| good | good harm | good ransom |
| nice | nice harm | nice ransom |
| considerable | considerable harm | considerable ransom |
| real | real harm | real ransom |
| Other adjectives: big, less. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- First, Archer hangs up on the ransom negotiations because he thinks the kidnappers are robots and can't harm a human being.
Source: You Can Keep Her -
In 1992, Sierra On-Line released Conquests of the Longbow: the Legend of Robin Hood, a graphic adventure game in which one played as Robin Hood with various tasks centered around raising money for King Richard's ransom, thwarting the Sheriff of Nottingham, and saving innocent people from harm.
Source: Myth / Robin Hood -
The hrossa, who live a Hunter-gatherer lifestyle, are very friendly to Ransom due to their nobility, but they do him more harm than anyone else by forgetting he can't breathe the thin air up on the high steppe.
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