26
clasp(noun, verb, hold, press, touch)
26
trim(noun, verb, adjective, cut, increase)
23
crop(noun, verb, cut, decline, increase)
23
cut(verb, force, cut, check, decline)
23
prune(verb, cut, check, increase, reduce)
22
lop(verb, cut, increase, reduce, reject)
19
punch(noun, verb, force, charge, cut)
18
shear(verb, cut, increase, reject, diminish)
18
fastener(noun, catch, tie, clasp, pin)
18
snip(noun, verb, cut, reduce, reject)
18
whack(noun, verb, beat, attack, hit)
17
shorten(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
17
cuff(noun, verb, beat, attack, hit)
17
pare(verb, cut, check, increase, reduce)
17
smack(noun, verb, force, beat, attack)
16
curtail(verb, cut, check, decline, reduce)
16
hit(noun, verb, charge, cut, beat)
16
hook(noun, verb, hold, beat, secure)
16
sock(noun, verb, beat, attack, hit)
16
wallop(noun, verb, phrasal verb, charge, beat)
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