Cut and Dissect

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Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).

Usage example: I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass

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Dissect is a synonym for cut in slice topic. In some cases you can use "Dissect" instead a verb "Cut", when it comes to topics like chop, sever.

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Dissect verb - To identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships.

Usage example: let's dissect the plot of this thriller to see what makes it thrilling

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Cut is a synonym for dissect in activity topic. You can use "Cut" instead a verb "Dissect", if it concerns topics such as action, slice, cut up.

Nearby Words: dissection, dissecting, dissector

Franken also frequently expresses desire to cut up/dissect various characters, including child god Death the Kid.

Source: Frankenstein's Monster
Though they prove to be harmless to humans, unless you cut into the power-battery while attempting to dissect one of their corpses.

Source: Literature / Rendezvous with Rama
When Dr Goodsir refuses to help mutineer Cornelius Hickey dissect a man so they can eat him, or participate in their cannibalism, he has various appendages cut off.

Source: Freudian Threat

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