Strike and Thrust

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Strike

Strike verb - To refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands.

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Thrust is a synonym for strike in impact topic. In some cases you can use "Thrust" instead the word "Strike" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like bump, hit, lunge, hit hard.

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

Thrust

Thrust verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Strike is a synonym for thrust in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Strike" instead the word "Thrust" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as impact, bump, send, hit.

Nearby Word: thrusting

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good	good strike	good thrust
normal	normal strike	normal thrust
direct	direct strike	direct thrust
complete	complete strike	complete thrust
Other adjectives: original, initial, single, simple, strong, powerful, actual, real, big, general, fatal, extra, occasional, downward.

Common collocations

people	strike people	thrust people
point	strike point	thrust point
hand	strike hand	thrust hand
way	strike way	thrust way
Other words: damage, target, sword, player, enemy, times, objects.

Both words in one sentence

If you strike zornhau against your opponent's oberhau and feel that he's soft in the bind, you can simply thrust to his face from the bind in such a way that your strong will be against his weak.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
When using a flail or heavy flail, thrusting will perform a shield strike, since obviously you can't really thrust with a flail, as will the overhead when armed with buckler and javelin.

Source: Video Game / Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Just before the clash, Afro switches to a thrust, allowing him to fully utilize the greater length of his sword as well as strike faster than even the cybernetically-enhanced Kuma.

Source: Single-Stroke Battle

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