Knocks
Shakes
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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No-One Could Survive That: D'Amour knocks one of Quaid's attackers through a second-story window, but the thug shakes it off and disappears before the police arrive.
Source: Film / Lord of Illusions -
This knocks them out instantly and they stay out for the rest of the mission...unless someone finds them and shakes them a couple of times.
Source: Tap on the Head - Just before the Big Bad can finish off the hero, a big explosion occurs from a distance that shakes the ground and knocks the Big Bad over.
Source: Conveniently Timed Distraction
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