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- Dictionaryrend/rɛnd/
verb
- 1. tear (something) into pieces: "snapping teeth that would rend human flesh to shreds"
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to tear or break something violently: With one stroke of his sword, he rent his enemy's helmet in two. [ + adj ] Firemen had to rend him free of (= pull him out of) the burning car. figurative A terrifying scream rent the air. Synonyms. rip. tear (PULL APART) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tearing and breaking into pieces. apart.
The meaning of REND is to remove from place by violence : wrest. How to use rend in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rend.
Rend definition: to separate into parts with force or violence. See examples of REND used in a sentence.
The verb rend means to tear with force or violence, or into many pieces. Your parents won't be happy if your new kitten decides to rend their brand new curtains with her tiny claws. Tear , rip , and rend are all synonyms, but it's a question of degree.
1. to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip. 2. (tr) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief. 3. (tr) (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone.
to tear or break something violently: With one stroke of his sword, he rent his enemy's helmet in two. [ + adj ] Firemen had to rend him free of (= pull him out of) the burning car. figurative A terrifying scream rent the air. Synonyms. rip. tear (PULL APART) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Tearing and breaking into pieces. apart.
rend something to tear something apart with force or violence. The women rend their clothes in grief. (figurative) a country rent in two by civil war (figurative) The community has been rent asunder by the scandal. (figurative) Loud screams rent the air. see also heart-rending
