401 entries under verb topic. ×

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adhere(hold, take, fix, keep)
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detach(break, part, cut, separate)
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dissever(break, part, cut, separate)
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gash(break, drop, cut, kill)
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tear(break, part, cut, separate)
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carve(break, part, cut, separate)
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disjoin(break, part, cut, separate)
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divorce(break, part, cut, separate)
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halve(break, part, cut, separate)
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hold(break, fix, secure, join)
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attach(hold, fix, secure, join)
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chop(break, drop, part, cut)
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disconnect(break, part, cut, separate)
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dissect(break, part, cut, separate)
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disunite(break, part, cut, separate)
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hack(break, drop, cut, separate)
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incise(break, cut, separate, divide)
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disintegrate
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fragment(separate, dissociate)
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lacerate(break, cut, separate, crack)
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