Hit and Scatter

Hit

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

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

Nearby Word: hitting

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.

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Hit and scatter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Scatter".

people	hit people	scatter people
men	hit men	scatter men
time	hit time	scatter time
water	hit water	scatter water
Other words: everyone, enemies.

In the Exile and Avernum RPG series, characters who hit zero HP were still able to fight, but one more hit would kill them and scatter their inventory about the battlefield.

Source: Last Chance Hit Point
When you get the bat, you gotta kill all the penguins, but they don't die if you hit 'em, instead there's a bunch of power orbs that scatter all over.

Source: Moon Logic Puzzle
Bosses can be one of the more difficult aspects of Sonic games, because if you get hit, your rings can potentially scatter out of reach.

Source: Game Breaker / Sonic the Hedgehog

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