rend

1. v. t. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak. Source: opted

2. v. t. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. Source: opted

3. v. i. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. Source: opted

4. v. tear or be torn violently Source: wordnet

5. 1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak. The dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak. 2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. An empire from its old foundations rent. Dryden. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. 1 Kings xi. 11. To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. Syn. -- To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to sepparate; to split. Jer. Taylor. Source: webster

6. To be rent or torn; to become parted; to sepparate; to split.Jer. Taylor. Source: adambom

7. v:100 v. tear or be torn violently Source: ecdict

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