10
slit(verb, break, cut, separate, open)
9
adhere(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
9
detach(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
9
dissever(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
9
gash(verb, break, drop, cut, kill)
9
tear(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
8
carve(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
8
disjoin(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
8
divorce(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
8
halve(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
8
hold(verb, break, fix, secure, join)
7
attach(verb, hold, fix, secure, join)
7
chop(verb, break, drop, part, cut)
7
disconnect(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
7
dissect(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
7
disunite(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
7
hack(verb, break, drop, cut, separate)
7
incise(verb, break, cut, separate, divide)
6
disintegrate(verb, separate)
6
fragment(verb, separate, dissociate)
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