intransitive. To tear something into pieces; to cause something to split or be torn. Also with at, through. Now literary and rare.

intransitive. To tear, go in pieces. rare.

intransitive. To be torn, broken, or cut in two or into pieces; to split open, break apart.

To rend, tear. Also intransitive for reflexive. Obsolete.

intransitive. Scottish. With at. To pluck roughly; to scratch, claw. Obsolete.

intransitive. To tear; to give way or separate by tearing or splitting. Also figurative. Now rare (British regional).

intransitive. To perform the art of tearing; to make a tear or rent. to tear at, to continue to pull at in order to rend or lacerate.

intransitive. Of cloth: to tear, come to pieces. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To become ragged. Formerly also with †out. Now rare.

intransitive and transitive. To split, tear, splinter, etc.

intransitive. Scottish. To become ripped; to split, tear.