Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Language: Old English
Origin: rendan

rend

 verb
     
rend past tense and past participle rent [transitive] literary
to tear or break something violently into pieces
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary