10
trim(verb, adjective, cut, attack, increase)
9
clip(noun, verb, cut, check, increase)
9
cut down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, cut)
9
flog(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand)
9
incise(verb, help, cut, crack, divide)
9
pierce(noun, verb, help, cut, hurt)
9
rent(noun, cut, split, opening, tear)
9
sever(verb, break, drop, cut, separate)
9
thrash(verb, beat, attack, criticize, reprimand)
9
trounce(verb, attack)
9
whip(verb, beat, attack, criticize, kill)
8
abbreviate(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
8
abridge(verb, cut, reduce, restrain, diminish)
8
break(noun, verb, cut, separate, open)
8
curtail(verb, drop, cut, check, decline)
8
cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
8
laceration(noun, cut, split, opening, tear)
8
mark(noun, verb, cut, hurt, line)
8
nick(noun, verb, cut, hurt, mark)
8
shave(verb, cut, check, reduce, mark)
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