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1. (v.t.) rend
to separate into parts with force or violence; tear apart.
2. rend
to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief or rage.
3. rend
to disturb (the air) sharply with noise.
4. rend
to distress (the heart) with painful feelings.
5. (v.i.) rend
to split or tear something.
6. rend
to become torn or split.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE rendan, c. OFris renda)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) rend, rip, rive, pull
tear or be torn violently
"The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
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1. (verb) rend
to separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak
2. (verb) rend
to part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force
3. (verb) rend
to be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split
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