Hit
Tan
Tan verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Usage example: Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt
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Synonyms for Tan
Hit and tan are semantically related in flog topic. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Tan".
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Both words in one sentence
- The Necrons got hit by this when the C'tan convinced them to upload themselves into undying metal bodies.
Source: Cybernetics Eat Your Soul -
New to the game are tan FBI SWAT units that wear full body armor and can't be hurt unless you hit them in the back or headshot them.
Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2 -
The new SWAT teams can hit harder, move faster, and have better accuracy than their tan FBI connterparts.
Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2
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Tan and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/tan
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Tan or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/tan.
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