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Rend
see synonyms of rendVerb
tear or be torn violently
Example Sentences:'The curtain ripped from top to bottom''pull the cooked chicken into strips'
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Rend
see synonyms of rendverbWord forms: rends, rending or rent
1.
to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip
2. (transitive)
to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief
3. (transitive)
(of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone
4. (transitive)
to pain or distress (the heart, conscience, etc)
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Rend
see synonyms of rend verb transitiveWord forms: rent or ˈrending
1.
to tear, pull, or rip with violence
with from, off, away, etc.2.
to tear, pull apart, rip up, or split with violence [a tree rent by lightning]
often used figuratively [a roar rends the air]3.
to tear (one's clothing) to show grief, anguish, etc.
verb intransitive
4.
to tear; burst; split apart
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Rend
see synonyms of rendv. rent (rĕnt) also rend·ed, rend·ing, rends
v.tr.
1.
a. To tear or split apart or into pieces violently. See Synonyms at tear1.
b. To tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage.
2. To pull away forcibly; wrest: rent the money from his hand.
3.
a. To pull, split, or divide: "Chip was rent between the impulse to laugh wildly and a bitterness that threatened hot tears" (Louis Auchincloss).
b. To pierce or disturb with sound: a scream rent the silence.
c. To cause pain or distress to: tales that rend the heart.
v.intr.
To become torn or split; come apart: a hole where the seam rends.
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