|
Dictionaries
- WordNet
- Jargon File
- Computing Dictionary
- Moby Thesaurus
|
Created by
www.noamnet.com
|
 Definitions for Rend: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
:
Rend \Rend\, v. i.
To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
--Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
:
Rend \Rend\ (r[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rent (r[e^]nt); p.
pr. & vb. n. Rending.] [AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries.
renda, randa, Fries. renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to
push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r[ae]na to rob,
plunder, Ir. rannaim to divide, share, part, W. rhanu, Armor.
ranna.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
The dreadful thunder
Doth rend the region. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.
[1913 Webster]
An empire from its old foundations rent. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. --1 Kings
xi. 11.
[1913 Webster]
To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture;
crack; split.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
:
rend
v : tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to
bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: rip,
rive, pull]
[also: rent]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
:
134 Moby Thesaurus words for "rend":
abrade, afflict, amputate, atomize, ax, badger, bark, bisect,
blackmail, blemish, bloody, break, break to pieces, burn, butcher,
carve, chafe, check, chip, chop, claim, claw, cleave, crack, craze,
cut, cut away, cut in two, cut off, demand, demolish, dichotomize,
disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dissever, distress, divide,
exact, excise, extort, fissure, force from, fracture, fragment,
fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gash, hack, halve, hew, hurt, incise,
injure, jigsaw, lacerate, lance, levy blackmail, maim,
make mincemeat of, mangle, maul, mutilate, pain, pare,
pick to pieces, pierce, prune, pry loose from, pull in pieces,
pull to pieces, pulverize, puncture, reduce to rubble, rend from,
rip, rip from, rive, run, rupture, savage, saw, scald, scissor,
scorch, scotch, scrape, scratch, screw, scuff, separate, sever,
shake down, shatter, shred, skin, slash, slice, slit, smash, smite,
snatch from, snip, split, sprain, squeeze, stab, stick, strain,
sunder, take apart, tear, tear apart, tear from, tear to pieces,
tear to shreds, tear to tatters, torment, total, traumatize,
unbuild, undo, unmake, whittle, wound, wrack up, wreck, wrench,
wrench from, wrest, wring, wring from
Related Sitesrend - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Definition of rend from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
Rend Lake Information
Includes local directory, maps, and recreation information.
Camping At Rend Lake
Camping at Rend Lake. Check out the features of each of our campground and recreation areas. ... Rend Lake Visitor's Center (618) 439-7430. South Sandusky ...
rend: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com
rend v. , rent or rended , rending , rends . v.tr. To tear or split apart or into pieces violently ... the Wikipedia article "Rend". Read more. Translations. ...
Rend Lake Marina
Click on photo to enter... New Boat Sales | Used Boat Sales ... Pages hosted by Concepte of Illinois. rend lake marina services, sells, and sails all ty ...
rend definition |Dictionary.com
Definition of rend at Dictionary.com with free audio pronunciation. ... resorts on rend lake in illinois. rend lake fishing. rend lake resort lodging ...
|
