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ripping
Process of copying audio or video content to a hard disk.
(Australia) Process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.

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1. Process of copying audio or video content to a hard disk.
2. (Australia) Process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.
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slicing
The action of the verb to slice.

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1. The action of the verb to slice.
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rending
The act by which something is rent, or torn.

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1. The act by which something is rent, or torn.
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cutting-up
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slashing
Slash
The act of swinging a stick at an opponent in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules.
The act of one that slashes

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1. Slash
2. The act of swinging a stick at an opponent in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules.
3. The act of one that slashes
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slitting
The act by which something is slit.

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1. The act by which something is slit.
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breaking
The change of a simple vowel to a diphthong, especially in various Germanic languages, often caused by the influence of neighboring consonants.
(Linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong
Break dancing

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1. The change of a simple vowel to a diphthong, especially in various Germanic languages, often caused by the influence of neighboring consonants.
2. (Linguistics) A change of a vowel to a diphthong
3. Break dancing
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lacerating
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severing
The act by which something is severed.

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1. The act by which something is severed.
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bursting
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cleaving
The act of one who cleaves, clings, or adheres.

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1. The act of one who cleaves, clings, or adheres.
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parting in two
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splitting
(Chemistry) The cleavage of a covalent bond.
(Psychology) A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
An instance where something splits.

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1. (Chemistry) The cleavage of a covalent bond.
2. (Psychology) A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self.
3. An instance where something splits.
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tearing down
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destroying
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knocking apart
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sundering
The act by which something is sundered.

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1. The act by which something is sundered.
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