To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the head from the body.
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To tear in pieces; to rend.
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To tear in pieces; to rend.
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A flea.
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A flea.
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of Cut
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To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles of matter.
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To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
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One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…
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To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.
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One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.
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One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.
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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…
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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…
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To tear in pieces; to rend.
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A flea.
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