3
pry loose from(expression, idiom)
3
pull apart(verb, expression, break, crack, divide)
3
pull in pieces(expression, idiom)
3
reduce to rubble(expression, idiom)
3
scratch(noun, break, cut, separate, crack)
3
segregate(verb, break, part, cut, separate)
3
smash(verb, break, separate, destroy, crush)
3
smite(verb, cut, slice, slash)
3
snap(verb, break, cut, separate, open)
3
snip(cut, divide, curtail, slice, sever)
3
stab(verb, cut, open, split, divide)
3
tear apart
3
tear to shreds(expression, idiom)
3
tear to tatters(expression, idiom)
3
torment
3
uncouple(verb, break, part, separate, split)
3
wring(verb, take, turn, gain, twist)
2
afflict
2
alienate(verb, separate, dissociate)
2
axe(verb, separate, halve)
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