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hang together(verb, phrasal verb, coherence)
2
hold on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, fix)
2
indent(verb, cut, divide, shape, fashion)
2
intersect(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
2
jam(verb, hold, fix, secure, join)
2
keep hold of(verb, expression, idiom, stick, grasp)
2
lance(cut, split, injure, tear, slash)
2
lay open(expression, cut, divide, curtail, sever)
2
level(verb, drop, cut, kill, divide)
2
lodge(verb, hold, fix, secure, join)
2
mangle(verb, break, drop, cut, separate)
2
mow down(verb, expression, drop, cut, kill)
2
nip
2
open up(expression, wound, knife, pierce)
2
penetrate(break, cut, divide, curtail, punch)
2
persist(verb, hold, fix, join, catch)
2
prune(cut, divide, curtail, sever, fell)
2
pull(break, cut, separate, crack, divide)
2
puncture(break, cut, crack, divide, curtail)
2
quarter(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
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