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1) to cut off (e.g. and arm, a leg) by surgery (amputate)

2) to cut off the head of (a person) as a punishment (behead)

3) a thick, solid piece of lump cut off a loaf, meat, pineapple etc (chunk)

4) a thick piece cut off something (hunk)

5) a part cut off or marked off by a line; a section; (to cause something) to divide into segments (segment)

6) a thin, wide, flat piece cut off something, especially bread or meat; a part, share; to cut bread, meat etc into slices (slice)

7) a small, thin strip (of wood); a thin piece (of something) cut off a large piece (sliver)

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abort

to cause a person to end a pregnancy before the fetus is fully developed

stop or cancel something

amputate

to cut off (e.g. and arm, a leg) by surgery

remove a limb

apart

separated by (a mentioned) distance

separate

bereft

without luck, happiness etc

lacking; missing

boycott

to refuse to have anything to do with, trade with (a person, business firm, country etc) for a reason

ban; refrain from using

dead

(of people, animals, plants) no longer living

no longer alive

disconnect

to take (two things) apart

take apart; uncouple

impede

to get in the way of (a person, activity etc)

obstruct, hinder

impeding

that is about to happen

obstruct, hinder

insular

having, showing, limited thought or experience

narrow-minded

insulate

(especially science) to cover or separate something with material that stops heat, electricity etc from passing through

protect; close off

intercept

to stop and (usually) get hold of (a person or thing) between the starting-point and destination

head off; interrupt

interrupt

to break the continuity of (something)

bother, interfere

obstruct

to block up (a road, view etc); to make (the progress etc of something) difficult

prevent, restrict

quieten

(to cause a person, thing) to become quiet

silence

repudiate

to refuse to accept or acknowledge (something); to refuse to pay (a debt)

reject; turn one's back on

segregate

to put (a person, thing) apart from the rest; separate

discriminate and separate

shush

(used to call for silence)

silence

slay

to murder (a person) or kill (a wild animal)

kill

snick

(to make) a small cut in something

knock a piece out of

snooker

an indoor game played by hitting 1 white ball, 15 red balls and 6 balls of other colours with a long stick (a cue)

frustrate, hinder

suppress

to put an end to the activity or existence of (a revolt etc); to prevent (something) from being known or seen

restrain, hold in check

terminate

(to cause something) to come to an end

stop, finish

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