9
drill(noun, verb, turn, produce, clean)
9
perforate(verb, hit, depress, bump, knock)
9
puncture(noun, verb, wound, knife, pierce)
9
score(noun, verb, cut, line, depress)
9
squeeze(verb, take, force, press, twist)
9
stick(noun, verb, push, wound, extract)
8
bore(noun, verb, turn, produce, clean)
8
pierce(verb, cut, turn, produce, push)
8
skin(verb, phrasal verb, force, slang, cheat)
8
wring(verb, take, force, press, twist)
7
burrow(verb, cut, turn, produce, push)
7
clip(verb, phrasal verb, force, cut, slang)
7
hollow out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, depress, dig)
7
mark(noun, verb, cut, hit, line)
7
scrape(noun, verb, take, cut, clear)
7
swindle(verb, cheat, trick, deceive, fool)
6
auger(noun, tool, perforator)
6
cheat(verb, trick, deceive, fool, swindle)
6
dint(noun, hit, depress, bump, knock)
6
needle(noun, verb, perforate, perforator)
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