Rip and Sever

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Rip

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

Usage example: you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife

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Sever is a synonym for rip in action topic. In some cases you can use "Sever" instead a verb "Rip", when it comes to topics like break, break down, split up.

Nearby Words: ripped, ripping, ripper

Sever

Sever verb - To set or force apart.

Usage example: disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers

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Rip is a synonym for sever in action topic. You can use "Rip" instead a verb "Sever", if it concerns topics such as break, cut, break down, split up.

Nearby Words: severity, severance, severing

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soul	rip soul	sever soul
spine	rip spine	sever spine
way	rip way	sever way
universe	rip universe	sever universe
Other words: head, limb, arms, legs, wings, pieces, limbs, memories.

Both words in one sentence

The Russians' energy beams rip Siegmund's clothes to shreds and even sever one of his arms, but his pants and boots remain intact.

Source: Magic Pants / Comic Books
Mortal Kombat is very guilty of this, especially in the 3D games: Rip out a brain, the body is still standing AND feeling pain; rip out a skull, and the head still has shape; rip out your own tibias, and you're still standing; sever someone's head, and the body is still standing; the list goes on...

Source: Artistic License Biology

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