| intersect(verb, break, part, cut, separate) |
| lay open(expression, part, cut, divide, curtail) |
| pierce(verb, cut, divide, share, curtail) |
| prune(cut, divide, curtail, slice, sever) |
| quarter(verb, break, part, cut, separate) |
| rip(verb, break, cut, separate, open) |
| scissor(cut, divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| segregate(verb, break, part, cut, separate) |
| shear(verb, break, part, cut, separate) |
| uncouple(verb, break, part, split, divide) |
| whittle |
| abandon(verb, stop, end, cut, separate) |
| abscind(verb, break, part, cut, separate) |
| anatomize |
| bag it(verb, expression, stop, end, abandon) |
| behead(cut, divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| bite(cut, divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| blow off(verb, expression, stop, close, end) |
| break down(verb, expression, break, part, cut) |
| break off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break) |