3
insulate(verb, separate, dissociate)
3
make mincemeat of(expression, idiom)
3
nick(verb, cut, line, divide, curtail)
3
notch(verb, cut, divide, tear, curtail)
3
pare(verb, separate)
3
saw(cut, divide, curtail, slice, sever)
3
snip(cut, divide, curtail, slice, sever)
3
split up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, part)
3
stab(verb, break, cut, destroy, split)
3
stay(verb, hold, fix, join, catch)
3
stick to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stick, bind)
3
take hold of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, coherence)
3
undo(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
2
affix(verb, hold, fix, secure, join)
2
alienate(verb, separate, dissociate)
2
bite(cut, divide, curtail, slice, sever)
2
catch(verb, hold, take, fix, keep)
2
cement(verb, hold, fix, secure, join)
2
check(verb, take, keep, stay, have)
2
chisel(cut, divide, shape, curtail, scratch)
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