Nail
Nail verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: the boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook
Paste
Paste verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Usage example: pasted the soccer ball halfway across the field
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Synonyms for Paste
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human nail | human paste |
| thick | thick nail | thick paste |
| ordinary | ordinary nail | ordinary paste |
| bloody | bloody nail | bloody paste |
| Other adjectives: literal, proverbial, pink. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Spite of a Nail: Aegis still gets crushed to paste in a Heroic Sacrifice against Leviathan and Armsmaster still gets several limbs amputated.
Source: Fan Fic / Cenotaph
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