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pierce(verb, break, trouble, cut, fix)
24
perforate(verb, break, cut, separate)
22
hole(noun, verb, separate, open)
21
penetrate(verb, cut, fix, separate)
16
lance(noun, verb, cut, fix)
14
rupture(noun, verb, break, separate)
8
crack(noun, verb, break, cut)
7
slit(noun, verb, cut, separate)
6
burst(noun, verb, break, separate)
6
lacerate(verb, trouble, cut, separate)
5
broach(verb, separate, open, release)
5
gap(noun, verb, separate, open)
5
tap(verb, separate, open, release)
4
fissure(noun, verb, separate, release)
4
open(verb, break, release, spread)
3
slot(noun, verb, separate, release)
3
split(noun, verb, break, separate)
2
break in(verb, expression, cut, separate)
2
break out(expression, break, separate, release)
2
bust in(expression, separate, release, free)
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