| break in(verb, expression, clear, separate) |
| chip(divide, depress, curtail, sever) |
| crack(noun, verb, break, clear) |
| lacerate(verb, clear, separate, release) |
| nick(verb, divide, depress, curtail) |
| notch(verb, divide, depress, curtail) |
| separate(verb, clear, release, free) |
| sever(verb, clear, separate, release) |
| amputate(divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| behead(divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| bisect(divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| bore into(expression, stab, impale) |
| break through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break) |
| carve(verb, divide, curtail, slice) |
| chine(divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| chisel(divide, curtail, sever, carve) |
| cleave(break, divide, curtail, sever) |
| clip(divide, curtail, slice, sever) |
| crop(divide, curtail, slice, sever) |
| curtail(divide, slice, sever, carve) |