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Vocabulary Entry
rend
|verb • noun
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V
verb
To tear or split something apart.
Example Sentences
"The strong wind can rend branches from trees."
"He tried to rend the paper, but it was too thick."
"In the story, the hero's heart was rended by loss."
N
noun
A split or tear in something.
Example Sentences
"There was a ragged rend in the fabric of the shirt."
"She noticed a rend in the curtain after the storm."
"The rend in the landscape was caused by an earthquake."