Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Jerked
Both words in one sentence
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The TV series Fargo appears to run on this trope as well, with characters who get hit by shotgun blasts flying backwards as if being jerked by wires.
Source: Blown Across the Room -
Admittedly the hose was too short, he jerked the nozzle towards the truck, the hose ran out, and his hand hit the trigger spraying the gas - but anyone who has been to an unfamiliar gas pump once knows to stop the car close enough that even a short hose can reach.
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