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  • 11pelt — I. /pɛlt / (say pelt) verb (t) 1. to assail with repeated blows or with missiles; beat or rush against. 2. to throw (missiles). 3. to drive, put, etc., by blows or missiles. 4. to assail with abuse. –verb (i) 5. to strike blows; beat with force… …

  • 12beat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. throb, stroke, accent, rhythm; pulse; route. See business, region. v. throb, pulsate; strike, batter; conquer, defeat. See regularity, impulse, superiority, agitation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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  • 13attack — I. verb Etymology: Middle French attaquer, from Old Italian *estaccare to attach, from stacca stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca Date: 1562 transitive verb 1. to set upon or work against forcefully 2. to assail with unfriendly… …

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  • 14thrash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. beat, spank, whip, flog, strike; defeat, overcome, conquer; thresh. See success, punishment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To beat] Syn. trounce, flog, flail; see beat 2 , punish . 2. [To toss about] Syn …

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  • 15pitch — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) erect and fix (a tent, camp, etc.). 2 tr. a throw; fling. b (in games) throw (a flat object) towards a mark. 3 tr. fix or plant (a thing) in a definite position. 4 tr. express in a particular style or at a… …

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  • 16thrust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. push, drive, shove, propel; lunge, plunge, ram; stab, pierce; compel, drive, force; interpose, interject. n. blow, jab, poke; attack, sortie; dig; repartee; power. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …

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  • 17Races of the Malazan Book of the Fallen — The Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy series by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont contains numerous intelligent human, humanoid and non human races. They are divided into the four founding races (the Forkrul Assail, Jaghut, K Chain Che… …

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  • 18List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers characters — This is a list of characters from the Japanese anime series Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Contents 1 Heroes 1.1 Battle Brawlers …

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  • 19attack — 1. verb 1) Chris had been brutally attacked Syn: assault, assail, set upon, beat up; batter, pummel, punch; informal do over, work over, rough up 2) they attacked along a 10 mile front Syn: strike, char …

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  • 20assault — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. & n. See attack. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An attack] Syn. charge, advance, onslaught; see attack 1 . 2. [A physical attack on another person] Syn. attack, mugging, assault and battery, rape; see crime 2 …

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