| burst(verb, break, act, drive) |
| part(verb, break, separate, open) |
| puncture(noun, divide, score, curtail) |
| sever(verb, break, separate, open) |
| chip(divide, curtail, scratch, wound) |
| fray(verb, split, divide, tear) |
| frazzle(verb, split, tear, wear) |
| hack(verb, break, separate, open) |
| incise(verb, separate, divide, tear) |
| pierce(noun, verb, open, mark) |
| dissect(verb, separate, divide, curtail) |
| score(noun, verb, divide, tear) |
| wrest(verb, break, turn, twist) |
| bisect(verb, separate, divide, curtail) |
| clip(noun, divide, curtail, slice) |
| lay open(expression, idiom, divide, opening) |
| open(verb, break, separate, crack) |
| scarify(verb, divide, curtail, sever) |
| sunder(verb, break, separate, open) |
| tear off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break) |