33
split(verb, break, drop, part, cut)
27
divide(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
25
separate(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
19
cut(verb, break, drop, part, separate)
19
part(verb, break, cut, separate, open)
18
sever(verb, break, drop, part, cut)
17
rend(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
14
break(verb, part, cut, separate, open)
14
rupture(noun, verb, break, part, cut)
13
rive(verb, break, drop, cut, separate)
13
stick(verb, hold, take, cut, keep)
12
crack(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
12
hew(verb, drop, cut, kill, split)
12
rip(verb, break, cut, separate, open)
11
cling(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
11
sunder(verb, break, drop, part, cut)
10
Split
10
bisect(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
10
cohere(verb, hold, fix, secure, join)
10
slice(verb, break, cut, separate, open)
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