Hit and Proceed

Hit

Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

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Proceed and hit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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Hit and proceed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

party	hit party	proceed party
character	hit character	proceed character
guy	hit guy	proceed guy
area	hit area	proceed area
Other words: time, way, characters, boss, player, enemy, enemies.

He will still not hit Garnet/Dagger, but, should all other party members be incapacitated, it will proceed to attack itself.

Source: Wouldn't Hit a Girl aka: Would Not Hit A Girl
After getting hit, he falls backward into a German tank reversing away from the battle, whose left tracks proceed to run him over...and he did not benefit from Instant Death Bullet from getting hit.

Source: Series / Band of Brothers
There is a similar bug in the original Mega Man, where if you get hit by the final boss just as you defeat him, the screen will glitch and the game will never proceed to the ending.

Source: Game Breaking Bug / Platform Game

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