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| riot gun |
a small firearm, esp. a repeating shotgun with a short barrel, used to disperse or halt a crowd rather than to injure or kill. |
| run down |
to hit and seriously injure (a person) while driving one's vehicle, or to hit and knock over (a standing object) with one's vehicle. [1/6 definitions] |
| saber |
to strike or injure with a saber. [1/3 definitions] |
| scathe |
to injure with criticism. [2 definitions] |
| scrape |
to injure or damage by sliding or rubbing against something sharp or abrasive. [1/13 definitions] |
| slander |
a false statement or statements intended to injure someone's reputation or well-being, or the act of making such statements; defamation. [1/3 definitions] |
| smite |
to attack, injure, or kill. [1/6 definitions] |
| strain1 |
to injure, impair, or weaken by excessive stress. [1/16 definitions] |
| strike |
to injure by biting. [1/31 definitions] |
| traumatize |
to injure or wound physically. [1/2 definitions] |
| wound1 |
to injure or harm by inflicting a wound on. [1/4 definitions] |
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