Cut off
Cut off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Sever
Sever verb - To set or force apart.
Usage example: disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Not Quite Dead: The Custom Desperado Metal Gear RAY pulls this off twice: first when you cut off one "arm", then once more when you sever the other.
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