rend
rend is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.
- 3.To be rent or torn; to become parted; to sepparate; to split. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is 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 called?
- What is to rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch called?
- What is to be rent or torn; to become parted; to sepparate; to split. Jer. Taylor called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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