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View usage for: (rend) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense rends, present participle rending, past tense, past participle rent1. verbTo rend something means to tear it. [literary] ...pain that rends the heart. [VERB noun] ...a twisted urge to rend and tear. [VERB] Synonyms: tear, break, split, rip More Synonyms of rend 2. verbIf a loud sound rends the air, it is sudden and violent. [literary] He bellows, rends the air with anguish. [VERB noun] 3. See also heart-rending (rɛnd) verbWord forms: rends, rending or rent1. 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) Derived forms rendible (ˈrendible) adjective Word origin Old English rendan; related to Old Frisian renda (rɛnd) verb transitiveWord forms: rent or ˈrending1. 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 intransitive4. to tear; burst; split apart SIMILAR WORDS: tear Word origin ME renden < OE rendan, akin to OFris renda < IE base * rendh-, to tear apart > rind, Sans randhram, fissure, split Examples of 'rend' in a sentencerend There was malice a-plenty in that smile, a twisted urge to rend and tear, perhaps, just for the joy of the bite.The bear snarled at Maram and moved to rend him with his claws in his determination to get at me. Definition (of a sound) to break (the silence) with a shrill or piercing tone (literary) pain that rends the heart Synonyms separatedisturb pierce rive tear to pieces sunder (literary) dissever Additional synonymsDefinition the dawn He fell through the window, breaking the glass. Synonyms shatter, separate, destroy, split, divide, crack, snap, smash, crush, fragment, demolish, sever, trash (slang), disintegrate, splinter, smash to smithereens, shiver (archaic, literary) Definition a sudden and violent occurrence or outbreak The driver lost control when a tyre burst.She burst the balloon with a pin. Synonyms explode, blow up, break, split, crack, shatter, fragment, shiver (archaic, literary), disintegrate, puncture, rupture, rend asunder, tear apart, fly open Definition to split apart a tool for cleaving watermelons Synonyms split, open, divide, crack, slice, rend (literary), sever, part, hew, rive, disunite, tear asunder, sunder, dissever - renaissance
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Additional synonymsDefinition to break or split without complete separation of the parts A gas main had cracked under my neighbour's garage.Crack the salt crust and you will find the skin just peels off the fish. Synonyms break, split, burst, snap, fracture, splinter, craze, rive Definition to separate into parts the artificial line that divided the city Synonyms separate, part, split, cut (up), sever, partition, shear, segregate, cleave, subdivide, bisect, split off, demarcate, sunder Definition to break a society that could fracture along class lines Synonyms split, separate, divide, rend (literary), fragment, splinter, ruptureDefinition to tear (the flesh) jaggedly Its claws lacerated his thighs. Synonyms tear, cut, wound, rend (literary), rip, slash, claw, maim, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), gash, jagDefinition to strain or stretch Dave pulled a back muscle and could hardly move. Synonyms strain, tear, stretch, rend (literary), rip, wrench, dislocate, sprainDefinition to remove hastily or roughly I tried not to rip the paper. Synonyms tear, cut, score, split, burst, rend (literary), slash, hack, claw, slit, gash, lacerateDefinition to break or burst Tanks can rupture and burn in a collision. Synonyms break, separate, tear, split, crack, burst, rend (literary), fracture, sever, puncture, cleaveDefinition to cut right through or cut off (something) Oil was still gushing from the severed fuel line. Synonyms cut, separate, split, part, divide, rend (literary), detach, disconnect, cleave, bisect, disunite, cut in two, sunder, disjoin Definition to break suddenly into many small pieces Safety glass won't shatter if it's broken. Synonyms smash, break, burst, split, crack, crush, explode, demolish, shiver (archaic, literary), implode, pulverize, crush to smithereens Definition to break into pieces violently and noisily The bottle smashed against a wall. Synonyms shatter, break, disintegrate, split, crack, explode, splinterAdditional synonymsDefinition to break or be broken into small sharp fragments The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces. Synonyms shatter, split, fracture, shiver (archaic, literary), disintegrate, break into fragments, smash into smithereens The seat of his short grey trousers split. Synonyms tear, rend (literary), rip, slash, slitDefinition to twist or pull (something) violently, for example to remove it from something to which it is attached They wrenched open the passenger door and got into the car. Synonyms twist, force, pull, tear, rip, tug, jerk, yank, wring, wrest |