Shot and Thud

Shot

Shot noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.

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Thud and shot are semantically related in shock topic. In some cases you can use "Thud" instead a noun "Shot".

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

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Shot and thud are semantically related in shock topic. Sometimes you can use "Shot" instead a noun "Thud".

Wolf Hall cuts away from Anne Boleyn just as the executioner swings his sword, and there's a Reaction Shot of Thomas Cromwell and the other onlookers as we hear the thud of her body and head.

Source: Gory Discretion Shot
If you manage the shot, the game goes eerily silent as the Big Bad drops... and the last thing you hear before credits roll is a dull thud, and the scattering of birds.

Source: Disney Villain Death
Cerebus Callback: In the first game, Guybrush has a Non Sequitur Thud moment where he mistakes somebody for his mother after being shot out of a cannon and comically hitting a pole.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Monkey Island