Cut and Sever

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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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Sever is a synonym for cut in assemble topic. In some cases you can use "Sever" instead a verb "Cut", when it comes to topics like break down.

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Sever verb - Cut off from a whole.

Usage example: His head was severed from his body

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Cut is a synonym for sever in activity topic. You can use "Cut" instead a verb "Sever", if it concerns topics such as action, assemble, break down, cut apart.

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

arm	cut arm	sever arm
tongue	cut tongue	sever tongue
line	cut line	sever line
hand	cut hand	sever hand
Other words: way, cord, head, ribbon, bonds, wire, rope, finger, ties, lines, ropes.

In one of the Left Behind novels, Carpathia is slain with a sword that's supposedly sharp enough to sever half of someone's fingers off, before they even notice they're being cut.

Source: Absurdly Sharp Blade
In The Spiritwalker Trilogy if a cold mage uses a weapon made from cold steel, it can sever a person's soul from their body with a single cut.

Source: Soul-Cutting Blade
Schlock Mercenary: Tailor's scissors are able to sever limbs and cut through body armour.

Source: Absurdly Sharp Blade

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