6
lacerate(verb, break, cut, separate, crack)
5
bifurcate(verb, separate, open, crack, cross)
5
break up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, part)
5
clasp(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
5
dichotomize(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
5
disengage(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
5
dismantle(verb, break, separate, open, divide)
5
dissociate(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
5
fissure(verb, halve)
5
fracture(verb, break, cut, separate, hurt)
5
hug(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
5
partition(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
5
pierce(verb, cut, separate, split, divide)
5
scissor(verb, cut, separate, divide, curtail)
5
score(verb, cut, split, divide, tear)
5
section(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
5
segment(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
5
segregate(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
5
slash(verb, break, drop, cut, separate)
5
subdivide(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
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