Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Pushed back and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pushed back" instead a verb "Kill".
Pushed back
Kill and pushed back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Pushed back".
Both terms in one sentence
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Enemies are pushed back after one hit and most of them take two or three hits to kill.
Source: Videogame / Sengoku SNK - The game actually encourages you to take advantage of this: Dropping a Blaster into some Creeper that it can kill will deal minimal damage to it, but will soon be pushed back.
Source: Video Game / Creeper World - Even if it does survive, it gets pushed back with an even stronger push than the Railgun, and in Space Levels, it is almost a guaranteed Insta-Kill.
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Pushed back and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/pushed_back
Kill & Pushed back. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/pushed_back>.
Pushed back or Kill. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/pushed_back.
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