10
slit(verb, help, cut, clear, drive)
9
hole(verb, clear, drive, separate, open)
9
slash(noun, verb, help, cut, hurt)
9
wound(noun, verb, trouble, cut, hurt)
8
gash(verb, help, cut, hurt, mark)
8
gore(verb, cut, hurt, stick, enter)
8
skewer(verb, fix, penetrate, stab, spike)
7
affect
7
bite(verb, trouble, cut, damage, harm)
7
break(verb, cut, open, destroy, pass)
7
gouge(verb, cut, turn, produce, push)
7
hurt(verb, cut, damage, harm, stick)
7
move
7
open(verb, cut, clear, release, spread)
7
pinch(noun, verb, trouble, cut, damage)
6
crack(noun, verb, break, cut, clear)
6
dig(verb, study, force, check, consider)
6
incise(verb, help, cut, divide, enter)
6
knife(verb, cut, stick, enter, wound)
6
lacerate(verb, trouble, cut, clear, separate)
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