Rend

Quick meaning: Rend is a verb meaning (transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.

Meaning

(transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, figurative) To violently disturb the peace of; to throw into chaos.
2. (transitive) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
3. (intransitive) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
4. A violent separation of parts.

Example Sentences

Lightning rends an oak.

a scream that rent the air

Powder rends a rock in blasting.

Relationships may rend if tempers flare.

Word Forms

• rends
• rending
• rent
• rended

Synonyms for rend

Depending on context, synonyms include rive, rip, pull.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rive, pull, rip, tear, cleave, wrest.

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