11
scrub(verb, phrasal verb, stop, make, close)
10
chip(noun, verb, mark, depression, depress)
10
delete(verb, remove, discharge, destroy, abandon)
10
engrave(verb, score, carve, scrape, incise)
10
expunge(verb, remove, discharge, destroy, continue)
10
lucre(noun, substance, money, prize, property)
10
obliterate(verb, remove, ruin, discharge, destroy)
10
skin(noun, verb, strip, scrape, shred)
10
strike(verb, remove, touch, abandon, continue)
10
wound(noun, verb, break, hurt, cause)
9
abrade(verb, hurt, touch, rough, score)
9
crack(noun, verb, break, hurt, ruin)
9
dosh
9
fray(verb, break, cut, separate, crack)
9
fret(verb, strip, peel)
9
gall(noun, verb, strip, rub, scrape)
9
grave(verb, score, carve, scrape, engrave)
9
incision(noun, cut, mark, line, depression)
9
lolly
9
prick(noun, verb, cut, irritate, score)
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