(in quot. 1380, slashing of garments).

The action of rend, v.1 Also with adverbs, esp. asunder.

The action of tearing, splitting, or rending. Obsolete.

The action of rending or tearing. Now chiefly in conjunction with tearing.

The action of rip, v.1 (in various literal and technical senses); tearing, stripping, sawing, clearing, etc. Occasionally concrete: something that is…

The action of snatching away or dragging apart violently.

The action of tearing out or apart; spec. unauthorized cultivation of another person's land as one's own.

The action of rending asunder or tearing (parts of the body, etc.); the condition of being torn or rent.

The action of rave, v.3

The action of tearing or rending in pieces.

The action of tearing, pulling, or plucking asunder; the condition of being torn apart (from something); a rending asunder, violent separation…

The action of tearing or cutting something apart; division; an instance of this. Cf. decision, n. 1b. Obsolete.

The action of pulling apart or tearing to pieces; division into parts or fragments; an instance of this. Also in extended use.

An act of tearing or rending; the action of tearing; hence, damage caused by tearing (or similar violent action); usually in tear and wear, wear and…

The act of tearing or rending; the fact of being torn. Obsolete. rare.

Reducing to shreds; spec. the reducing of documents to small strips or fragments by a machine esp. for reasons of security.