Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Uphold
Uphold verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A later episode reveals that Linderman ordered a hit on that same attorney for stealing the money to buy diamonds for himself, implying that Linderman fully intended to uphold the deal.
Source: You Said You Would Let Them Go -
Killed to Uphold the Masquerade: Mao creates (and summarily follows) a mental hit list for people who know about C.C.
- In the western themed dream episode "Serenity" from season five, he actually refuses to not complete a hit on MacGyver even after Pete has called it off, commenting that he has a reputation to uphold.
Source: Determinator / Live-Action TV
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