Smart and Tear

Smart

Smart verb - To feel or cause physical pain.

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Tear and smart are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tear" instead a verb "Smart".

Nearby Words: smarten, smartness, smartly

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Smart and tear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smart" instead a verb "Tear".

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

While trying to find a secret in Dark Souls:Tear: Let there be light...ok you see if I were a smart man, I would have done this before...we all know I'm not a smart man.

Source: Lets Play / Tear of Grace
Lampshaded after watching Buster tear apart two cars◊, Gordon was smart enough to apologize and beg for mercy after he slapped Buster.

Source: Webcomic / Buster Wilde Weerwolf
While the Thug Leader is smart enough to attack you in a Humongous Mecha when you reach Thugs-4-Less Headquarters he does it in an arena surrounded by turrets which easily tear the mech apart.

Source: Boss Arena Idiocy

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