Cutting & Breaking
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- amputate/ˈæmpjʊteɪt/verb · B2To cut off a limb surgically.
- batter/ˈbætə/verb · B2To strike repeatedly until damaged.
- bore/bɔː/verb · B1To make a deep hole by turning or digging.
- buckle/ˈbʌkəl/verb · B2To bend out of shape under strain.
- burst/bɜːst/verb · B2To break open suddenly because of the pressure inside.
- carve/kɑɹv/verb · B1To cut shapes out of wood or stone.
- chip/t͡ʃɪp/verb · B1To knock a small piece off an edge.
- chop/t͡ʃɒp/verb · A2To cut food into small pieces with quick knife strokes.
- clipverb · B2To cut small pieces off neatly.
- crack/kɹæk/verb · B1To break a surface without it falling apart.
- crumble/ˈkɹʌmbəl/verb · B1To fall apart into small dry pieces.
- crush/kɹʌʃ/verb · B1To press something until it breaks into small pieces.
- demolish/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/verb · B2+To knock a building down completely.
- dent/dɛnt/verb · B2To press a hollow into a hard surface.
- detonate/ˈdɛtəneɪt/verb · B2To set off an explosion deliberately.
- dice/daɪs/verb · B1To cut food into small even cubes.
- disassemble/dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/verb · B2+To take a machine to bits in order.
- dismantle/dɪsˈmæntəl/verb · B2+To take a machine or system apart piece by piece.
- drill/dɹɪl/verb · B1To bore a round hole with a turning tool.
- engrave/ɪnˈɡɹeɪv/verb · B2+To cut letters or a design into a hard surface.
- erode/ɪˈɹəʊd/verb · B2+To wear something away little by little.
- etch/ɛt͡ʃ/verb · C1To cut a design into a surface using acid.
- explode/ɪkˈspləʊd/verb · B1To burst apart with great force.
- flatten/ˈflæ.tən/verb · B1+To make something level or squash it down.
- fray/fɹeɪ/verb · C1To come apart in loose threads at the edge.
- gash/ɡæʃ/noun · B2A long deep cut in flesh.
- graze/ɡɹeɪz/verb · B1+To eat growing grass slowly, as cattle do.
- implodeverb · C1To collapse violently inward.
- mangle/ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/verb · C2To crush and twist something out of all shape.
- mince/mɪns/verb · B1+To cut meat into tiny pieces, usually by machine.
- mow/ˈməʊ/verb · B1+To cut grass level with a blade or machine.
- pierce/pɪɹs/verb · B2To go right through something with a point.
- prune/pɹuːn/verb · B2To cut branches back so a plant grows better.
- puncture/ˈpʌŋktʃə/noun · B1+The small hole that lets all the air out of a wheel.
- rip/ɹɪp/verb · B1To tear roughly and quickly.
- ruin/ˈɹuː.ɪn/verb · B1To spoil something beyond repair.
- rupture/ˈɹʌpt͡ʃəː/verb · C1To burst or tear open under pressure.
- saw/sɔː/verb · A2To cut with a toothed blade pushed back and forth.
- score/skɔː/verb · C1To cut a shallow line as a guide.
- scrape/skɹeɪp/verb · B1To drag an edge across a surface to remove what sticks.
- scratch/skɹæt͡ʃ/verb · B1To make a shallow mark with something sharp.
- scuff/skʌf/verb · C1To mark a surface by rubbing it.
- sever/ˈsɛv.ɚ/verb · C1To cut something right through, separating it.
- shatter/ˈʃætə/verb · B2To break violently into many tiny pieces.
- shave/ˈʃeɪ̯v/verb · B1To cut hair off close to the skin with a blade.
- shred/ʃɹɛd/verb · B1+To cut or tear into long thin strips.
- slash/slaʃ/verb · C1To cut violently with a sweeping stroke.
- slice/slaɪs/verb · B1To cut something into thin flat pieces.
- slit/ˈslɪt/verb · B2To make a long narrow cut.
- smash/smæʃ/verb · B1To break something violently.
- snap/snæp/verb · B1To break with a short sharp sound.
- snip/snɪp/verb · B2To cut with one quick stroke of scissors.
- splinter/ˈsplɪn.tə/verb · B2To break into thin sharp pieces.
- split/splɪt/verb · A2To break along a line, into two parts.
- squash/skwɒʃ/verb · B1To crush something flat with weight or pressure.
- tear/tɛə/noun · A2A drop of water that falls from your eye when you cry.
- trim/ˈtɹɪm/verb · B1To cut small amounts off to make something neat.
- unravel/(ˌ)ʌnˈɹævəl/verb · C2To come apart thread by thread.
- warp/ˈwɔːp/verb · B2To bend out of true as timber dries.
- wear downphrase · B2To reduce something gradually by use or pressure.
- whittle/ˈwɪtəl/verb · C1To cut small pieces off wood to shape it.
- wreck/ˈɹɛk/verb · B1To destroy something completely.