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rend

also rent
verbnoun
Quick answer

As a verb, rend means separate into parts with force or sudden violence. As a noun, it means a violent separation of parts.

Meanings of rend

5 meanings

verb

  1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst

    “Powder rends a rock in blasting.”

    “Lightning rends an oak.”

  2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.

  3. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.

    “Relationships may rend if tempers flare.”

  4. Tear or be torn violently

    “The curtain ripped from top to bottom”

    “pull the cooked chicken into strips”

    Similar: rip, rive, pull

noun

  1. A violent separation of parts.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: tear or be torn violently
riprivepull

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