Break and Needle

Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

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Needle and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Needle" instead a verb "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Needle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

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Break and needle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Needle".

Nearby Words: needled, needling, needlework

full	full break	full needle
long	long break	long needle
complete	complete break	complete needle
certain	certain break	certain needle
Other adjectives: standard, small, actual, massive, big, huge, little, final, last, magical.

break people

needle people

Instead of using any of the knifes or saws or can opener, or even the needle nose pliers to try and break the clip off the cuffs, he uses the harpoon.

Source: Film / Get Smart
He first falls and hits his head on the sink with enough force to break it, suffers a stab wound on his chest dangerously close to where his heart ought to be as well as multiple stabs from a syringe to the face, the needle breaking off and becoming embedded dangerously close to his eye.

Source: Film / Evil Dead (2013)
It's not entirely indestructible there either; the Hulk was able to break an adamantium needle once.

Source: Made of Indestructium

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