Pound and Shake

Pound

Pound noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Shake and pound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead the word "Pound" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: pounded, pounding, poundage, pounder

Shake noun - A very small space of time.

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Pound and shake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pound" instead the word "Shake" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

idea	pound idea	shake idea
body	pound body	shake body
stick	pound stick	shake stick
ground	pound ground	shake ground
Other words: hand, way, earth, head, monster, ass, fist, butts, fists.

Flame Mammoth uses the ground pound move, also used by Guts Man and Hard Man, to violently shake the ground when he lands from a jump.

Source: Video Game / Mega Man X
The Rainbow Thwomps reappear in the Nostalgia Level version of the SNES track in 7 and 8, and this time they also cause the track to ripple and shake whenever they pound the ground.

Source: Video Game / Mario Kart
Ring Out Boss: To damage Red-Brief J, Wario must wait for him to perform his dash attack, then when he is flailing about on the edge of the arena, ground pound to shake the arena and knock him into the lava.

Source: Video Game / Wario World

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