( v. t. )
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.
( v. t. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012