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sharpener collapse: any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; "a knife sharpener"

emery collapse: a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)

cutter collapse: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting; a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop; someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments); someone who carves the meat

knife collapse: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle; a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point; use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

edge tool collapse: any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)

sword collapse: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

dagger collapse: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing; a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

hew collapse: strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak"; make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"

lance collapse: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"; pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight; move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"

pare collapse: decrease gradually or bit by bit; remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

rend collapse: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

saw collapse: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting; cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"

ax collapse: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle; terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

cleave collapse: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"; make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

excise collapse: a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate); remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"; levy an excise tax on

chip collapse: the act of chipping something; a low running approach shot; electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit; a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling; a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line; a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat; a piece of dried bovine dung; break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"; break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"; form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"; play a chip shot

snip collapse: a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off); cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

slice collapse: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"; a spatula for spreading paint or ink; a thin flat piece cut off of some object; a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"; hit a ball so that it causes a backspin; cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please"; hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

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