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verb-transitive
To cause pain or distress to: tales that rend the heart.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To pierce or disturb with sound: a scream rent the silence.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To pull, split, or divide as if by tearing: "Chip was rent between the impulse to laugh wildly and a bitterness that threatened hot tears” ( Louis Auchincloss).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To tear away forcibly; wrest.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To tear or split apart or into pieces violently. See Synonyms at tear1.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To remove from place by violence .
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To split or tear apart or in pieces by violence.
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To tear (the hair or clothing) as a sign of anger, grief, or despair.
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To lacerate mentally or emotionally.
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To pierce with sound.
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