RENDS

Verb

rends

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rend

Anagrams

• NERDS, derns, nerds

Source: Wiktionary

REND

Rend (rnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rent (rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. Rending.] Etym: [AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries. renda, randa, Fries.renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r 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. The dreadful thunder Doth rend the region. Shak.

2. 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. 11. To rap and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch.

Syn.

– To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture; crack; split.

Rend, v. i.

Definition: To be rent or torn; to become parted; to sepparate; to split. Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition