Chop
Shear
Shear verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Usage example: the shark's razor-sharp teeth sheared the swimmer's flesh right down to the bone
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Shear and Chop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chop/shear
Chop & Shear. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/chop/shear>.
Shear or Chop. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/chop/shear.
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