13
cut(verb, form, make, produce, create)
11
carve(verb, form, make, cut, reduce)
10
hew(verb, form, cut, reduce, produce)
10
pare(verb, cut, reduce)
9
sculpt(verb, make, cut, reduce, influence)
8
chip(verb, cut, reduce, knock, disjunction)
5
chop(verb, disjunction)
5
shape(verb, form, make, cut, reduce)
5
shave(verb, cut, reduce)
5
trim(verb, form, cut, reduce, produce)
5
diminish(verb, cut, reduce)
4
hack
4
incise(verb, disjunction)
4
knife
4
model(verb, form, make, cut, reduce)
4
facet
4
gash
4
pare
4
slash
4
slice
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