ALL meanings of rend
rend
R r - transitive verb rend fabric: tear, rip 1
- transitive verb rend hair, clothing: tear at 1
- verb with object rend to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces. 1
- verb with object rend to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation. 1
- verb with object rend to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.). 1
- verb with object rend to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc. 1
- verb with object rend to disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise. 1
- verb with object rend to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings. 1
- verb without object rend to split or tear something. 1
- verb without object rend to become torn or split. 1
- verb rend To rend something means to tear it. 0
- verb rend If a loud sound rends the air, it is sudden and violent. 0
- verb rend to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip 0
- verb rend to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief 0
- verb rend (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone 0
- verb rend to pain or distress (the heart, conscience, etc) 0
- verb transitive rend to tear, pull, or rip with violence 0
- verb transitive rend to tear, pull apart, rip up, or split with violence [a tree rent by lightning] 0
- verb transitive rend to tear (one's clothing) to show grief, anguish, etc. 0
- intransitive verb rend to tear; burst; split apart 0