39
stab(noun, verb, trouble, force, cut)
32
puncture(noun, verb, break, trouble, cut)
25
perforate(verb, break, cut, clear, separate)
25
penetrate(verb, study, cut, fix, clear)
22
drill(noun, verb, cut, drive, press)
21
bore(verb, cut, drive, press, turn)
21
prick(noun, verb, break, trouble, cut)
19
stick(noun, verb, force, cut, fix)
16
punch(noun, verb, trouble, force, cut)
14
impale(verb, force, cut, fix, hurt)
14
cut(noun, verb, adjective, trouble, help)
14
lance(verb, cut, fix, clear, separate)
14
spike(verb, cut, fix, push, enter)
14
transfix(verb, force, cut, fix, push)
13
spear(verb, cut, fix, hurt, push)
13
enter(verb, cut, turn, pass, produce)
13
spit(verb, cut, fix, hurt, stick)
12
riddle(verb, opening, sink, punch, penetrate)
11
run through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, fix)
11
thrust(verb, force, cut, hurt, push)
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