Both Uses
sever
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- An unnecessary gesture—with the sickening crackle of bones Ivan Putin's neck broke, his spine severed at the level of the second cervical vertebra, a perfect hangman's fracture.†
Chpt 1.
- Once the spinal cord is severed, there is no hope.†
Chpt 1. *
Definitions:
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(1)
(sever) to end or cut off completely -- either physically or in relationships
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)