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Rend

A violent separation of parts.

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📖 Definitions of "Rend"

noun

1
A violent separation of parts.

verb

1
To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst
"Lightning rends an oak."
2
To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
3
To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
"Relationships may rend if tempers flare."

🔄 Synonyms of "Rend"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ripverb	(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
pullverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
rivenoun	(intransitive) To break apart; to split.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rend"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rivenoun	(intransitive) To break apart; to split.
pullverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
ripverb	(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
tearverb	A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
cleaveverb	(transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
wrestverb	(transitive) To pull or twist violently.
splitverb	(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
comptnoun	(obsolete) To compute; to count or consider.
riftnoun	(figurative) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
breaknoun	An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
fragmentnoun	A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
forburstverb	(intransitive) To burst asunder; break; shatter.
explodeverb	(intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
berendnoun	(transitive) To rend or tear severely; tear badly; rip all over.
break upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
reavenoun	(archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.
come apartverb	(intransitive) To break, separate.
discerpverb	To tear into pieces; to rend.
shatternoun	(uncountable, slang) A form of concentrated cannabis.
fragmentizeverb	(transitive) To break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments.