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split, tear, cleave

v. part

pull, rip, rend

v. tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

pull, rip, rive, rend

v. tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

section, segment

v. divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

pass, crack, break through

v. as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

share, apportion, portion out, divvy up

v. give out as one's portion or share

stick, bond, bind, stick to, adhere, hold fast

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

clasp, brooch

v. fasten with or as if with a brooch

fracture, crack

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

cleave, make by cutting into

v. make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

part, separate, divide, take apart, pull apart, disunite, force apart

v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

break, split up, separate, fall apart, come apart

v. become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

split, tear, cleave, rive

v. part

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

section, segment

v. divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"

break up, sever

v. set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"

fracture, crack

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

burst, bust, shatter

v. "The wine glass shattered"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

cut

v. separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

cut, separate with an instrument

v. separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

disjoin, disjoint, make disjoint

v. make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

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