shave, scrape, chip, graze, notch, abrade, scratch, cut, texture, pock, coarsen, roughen, pockmark, sandpaper, dent, pit, strip away, mark, scuff, key (a car)

flatten, press, liquefy, abrade, roll, smooth, even, plane, set, caulk, putty, iron, gel, soften, jell, jellify, wax, cake, level (off/out)

cling, sweat, perspire, glue, tape, suck, secrete, stick, paste, gel, jell, jellify, meld, gum, gunk, lick, ooze, dangle, glisten, string

score, scrunch, crimp, pucker, rumple, fold, groove, texture, ruffle, gather, furrow, line, crinkle, wrinkle, fluff, crease, ridge, crumple

lever, crank, rope, ratchet up/down, chain, operate, rotate, turn (a crankshaft), start up (an engine), put one's weight into, maneuver, control (a load), jack up, fire up

flatten, tip, level, level out/off, even, even out, steady, align, plane (wood), hold in place, right, press down, stabilize, add (weight), straighten, balance (scales)

pull, twist, wrench, tweak, push, install, tighten (bolts), loosen (bolts), replace (a part), repair, analyze, determine (what's wrong), torque, up, disconnect, apply (putty), seal, remove (screws/residue), screw (into place), patch (a leak), replace, tackle, disassemble, take apart, reactivate, unjam, cannibalize

flex, wrestle, saw, hit, wallop, drive, lug, drag, tap, wipe, dig, muscle, operate, ply, fit, oil, stoop (to oil), screw on, pad, whet, plug, bar, thread, ping, plug in, switch on/off, install, charge (hand tools), wind up, kick, tack, fine-tune, power, trip (a switch), grease, lubricate, rig, turn on/off, steer, prime, outfit, activate, deactivate, reactivate

wrest, force, yank, wrestle, cleave, wrench, extricate, lever, jerk, snap, unfasten, unbolt, unscrew, unclasp, unhook, crack open, pull apart/up, pry open/apart, prize loose/off, pry, pop