| seize(verb, break, cut, separate, crack) |
| slash(verb, break, open, crack, divide) |
| slate(verb, criticize, scorn, condemn, fault) |
| slit(verb, break, open, crack, divide) |
| snap(open, crack, divide, tear, sever) |
| snatch(verb, break, cut, separate, crack) |
| splinter(open, crack, divide, tear, sever) |
| strip |
| sunder(verb, break, cut, open, crack) |
| take exception |
| take to task(expression, idiom, charge, criticize, scorn) |
| tear to pieces(expression, idiom) |
| tell off(expression, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| uncouple |
| unhook |
| upbraid(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| whack(open, crack, divide, tear, sever) |
| wrench(verb, break, cut, separate, crack) |
| ascribe(criticize, blast, flay) |
| attribute(criticize, blast, flay) |