Kill and Tickle

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Tickle and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tickle" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Tickle verb - Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.

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Kill and tickle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Tickle".

Nearby Words: ticklish, tickled, tickling, tickler

person	kill person	tickle person
friend	kill friend	tickle friend
people	kill people	tickle people
someone	kill someone	tickle someone
Other words: way, monster, boss, dragon, anyone, opponent, enemy, times, friends, victims, heroes.

War Machine pulls a zappy club to use on Captain America, stating that it won't kill him "but it's not gonna tickle, either".

Source: Film / Captain America: Civil War
Turns out you can kill someone by Tickle Torture.

Source: Die Laughing
Ships can't pass through them, and any missile clusters trying to pass through one of those squares get their count reduced, potentiallynote if not regularly, statistically speaking turning a One-Hit Kill salvo into one that does little more than tickle a ship's passive defenses (shield/armor).

Source: Asteroid Thicket

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