Gash and Shear

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

Usage example: her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment

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Shear and gash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shear" instead a verb "Gash".

Nearby Words: gashed, gashing

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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Gash and shear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gash" instead a verb "Shear".

Nearby Words: sheared, shearing

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