| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | break down | separate into parts |
| 2. | break up | separate into pieces |
| 3. | bring down | cause to fall or fail |
| 4. | bulldoze | knock down by force |
| 5. | carve up | cut into pieces |
| 6. | chip away | remove bit by bit |
| 7. | chop up | cut into pieces |
| 8. | cut up | cut into smaller pieces |
| 9. | deactivate | make inactive or inoperative |
| 10. | debond | separate bonded materials |
| 11. | decommission | take out of service |
| 12. | decompose | break down into parts |
| 13. | deconstruct | analyze by taking apart |
| 14. | decouple | separate linked systems |
| 15. | defuse | make less dangerous |
| 16. | delaminate | separate into layers |
| 17. | delink | remove a connection between |
| 18. | demolish | tear down completely |
| 19. | detach | separate from something attached |
| 20. | disable | make unable to function |
| 21. | disarm | remove weapons or defenses |
| 22. | disassemble | take to pieces |
| 23. | disband | break up an organized group |
| 24. | disconnect | separate linked parts |
| 25. | disengage | separate from connection |
| 26. | disjoin | separate connected parts |
| 27. | dislodge | force out of position |
| 28. | disrupt | break apart normal arrangement |
| 29. | divide | split into parts |
| 30. | extract | pull out from within |
| 31. | fell | cut down or knock over |
| 32. | fragment | break into fragments |
| 33. | gut | remove the inner parts |
| 34. | hack apart | cut apart roughly |
| 35. | hollow out | remove the inside of |
| 36. | knock apart | separate by striking or force |
| 37. | knock down | bring down by force |
| 38. | knock over | cause to fall |
| 39. | knock to pieces | break into separate parts |
| 40. | level | flatten by knocking down |
| 41. | loosen | make less tight or fixed |
| 42. | melt down | reduce by heating into components |
| 43. | neutralize | render ineffective |
| 44. | pare away | cut away gradually |
| 45. | peel off | remove an outer layer |
| 46. | pick apart | take apart piece by piece |
| 47. | prise apart | force apart with leverage |
| 48. | pry apart | force apart with leverage |
| 49. | pull apart | separate by force |
| 50. | pull to pieces | take apart completely |
| 51. | raze | completely tear down |
| 52. | remove | take away from place |
| 53. | rend | tear apart violently |
| 54. | rip apart | tear into pieces |
| 55. | rip up | tear into pieces |
| 56. | root out | remove completely from a place |
| 57. | ruin | destroy usefulness or structure |
| 58. | rupture | break or burst apart |
| 59. | saw apart | cut apart with a saw |
| 60. | scrap | discard or abandon |
| 61. | separate | divide into distinct parts |
| 62. | sever | cut off or separate |
| 63. | shatter | break into many pieces |
| 64. | slice up | cut into slices or parts |
| 65. | smash | break violently into pieces |
| 66. | smite | strike down violently |
| 67. | split up | separate into smaller parts |
| 68. | strip | remove parts or covering |
| 69. | take apart | separate into pieces |
| 70. | take down | remove from a standing position |
| 71. | tear apart | pull into pieces |
| 72. | tear down | pull down or destroy |
| 73. | topple | cause to fall down |
| 74. | unbuild | take apart a structure |
| 75. | unclip | detach by opening a clip |
| 76. | uncouple | disconnect joined parts |
| 77. | undo | reverse the assembly of |
| 78. | unglue | separate by loosening glue |
| 79. | unhinge | remove from hinges |
| 80. | unhook | detach from a hook |
| 81. | unjam | free from obstruction |
| 82. | unlace | undo laces on |
| 83. | unlink | remove a connection between |
| 84. | unmake | take apart what was made |
| 85. | unpick | undo stitches or seams |
| 86. | unpin | remove a pin from |
| 87. | unplug | disconnect from a source |
| 88. | unravel | come apart or be undone |
| 89. | unscrew | remove by turning loose |
| 90. | unseat | remove from fixed position |
| 91. | unsew | undo sewing on |
| 92. | unstaple | remove staples from |
| 93. | unstick | detach from a stuck position |
| 94. | unstitch | remove stitches from |
| 95. | untie | release from a knot |
| 96. | untwist | undo by twisting back |
| 97. | unwind | undo by loosening coils |
| 98. | whittle away | reduce little by little |
| 99. | withdraw | take back or remove |
| 100. | wreck | destroy or badly damage |

