Stab
Stab verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
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Synonyms for Stab
To tear
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The pods are made to detach, so simply backing away from the plant after contact doesn't do anything to relieve the stab wound you just got; on the contrary, you're likely to tear out a chunk of skin trying to pull out an attached pod thanks to the spines being barbed on top of everything else.
Source: Death World -
Unfortunately, he never got to finish the job as he died from a stab infection after a Yakuza attack, causing his two disciples, Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki, to tear the promotion apart in his absence.
Source: Mentor Archetype aka: The Mentor -
Sena (who didn't know about the experiment) unfortunately happened to be there when they turned the machines off, causing her mother to freak out upon realizing she's been carrying a corpse and proceeded to tear at her face, eat her child's corpse, and stab her own eyes out with a pair of scissors.
Source: Visual Novel / Chaos;Head
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