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1 tear, rend
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2 искине се
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3 desgarrar
v.1 to rip.desgarrar el corazón to break one's heart2 to tear, to rip, to break up into shreds, to rend.El clavo rajó mi vestido The nail ripped open my dress.3 to cut through.* * *1 (rasgar) to tear, rip2 figurado (herir los sentimientos) to break, rend1 (rasgarse) to tear, rip* * *verbto tear, rip* * *1. VT1) [+ vestido, papel] to tear, rip2) [+ corazón] to break3) LAm [+ flema] to cough up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <vestido/papel> to tear, ripel clavo le desgarró el vestido — she tore o ripped her dress on the nail
b) ( destrozar anímicamente) < corazón> to break2.desgarrarse v prona) vestido/camisa to tear, ripb) (Med) to tear* * *= tear, rive, rend, rip.Ex. The material chosen should be strong, easy to clean, difficult to tear and anti-static; velour is usually preferable to boucle.Ex. The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.Ex. Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.Ex. He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.----* desgarrarse = rupture.* desgarrarse las vestiduras = rend + Posesivo + clothing.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <vestido/papel> to tear, ripel clavo le desgarró el vestido — she tore o ripped her dress on the nail
b) ( destrozar anímicamente) < corazón> to break2.desgarrarse v prona) vestido/camisa to tear, ripb) (Med) to tear* * *= tear, rive, rend, rip.Ex: The material chosen should be strong, easy to clean, difficult to tear and anti-static; velour is usually preferable to boucle.
Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.* desgarrarse = rupture.* desgarrarse las vestiduras = rend + Posesivo + clothing.* * *desgarrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹vestido/papel› to tear, ripel clavo le desgarró el vestido she tore o ripped her dress on the naildesgarró el sobre con impaciencia he tore open the envelope impatiently2 (destrozar anímicamente) ‹corazón› to breakel llanto de esa criatura me desgarraba el alma it broke my heart o it was heartrending to hear that poor creature crying like that1 «vestido/camisa» to tear, rip2 «perineo/parturienta» to tearse desgarró un músculo he tore a muscle* * *
desgarrar ( conjugate desgarrar) verbo transitivo
desgarrarse verbo pronominal
b) (Med) to tear
desgarrar verbo transitivo to tear
' desgarrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destrozar
English:
wrench
- tear
* * *♦ vtto rip;el clavo me ha desgarrado la chaqueta the nail has torn my jacket;verles sufrir desgarra el corazón it's heartbreaking to see them suffer* * *v/t tear up; fig: corazón break* * *desgarrar vt1) : to tear, to rip2) : to break (one's heart)* * * -
4 lacerare
lacerare v.tr. to lacerate, to tear*, to rend* (anche fig.): ciò mi lacera il cuore, this breaks my heart; era lacerato dai rimorsi, he was torn by remorse; la gelosia lo lacerava, he was torn by intense jealousy; ho lacerato il mio vestito nuovo, I have torn my new dress; le urla laceravano l'aria, the shouts rent the air; (zool.) lacerare a morsi la preda, to worry a prey.◘ lacerarsi v.intr.pron. to tear*; to break*.* * *[latʃe'rare]1. vt(vestiti, stoffa) to rip, tear, (fare a pezzi) to tear o rip to shreds, Med fig to laceratelacerato dai dubbi/dal rimorso/dal dolore — racked by doubt/remorse/pain
2. vip (lacerarsi)to tear, rip* * *[latʃe'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (strappare) to lacerate, to tear*, to rend*, to rip (off)uno sparo lacerò il silenzio — fig. a shot shattered o broke the silence
2) (tormentare)2.* * *lacerare/lat∫e'rare/ [1]1 (strappare) to lacerate, to tear*, to rend*, to rip (off); uno sparo lacerò il silenzio fig. a shot shattered o broke the silence2 (tormentare) essere lacerato dai dubbi to be torn by doubtsII lacerarsi verbo pronominaleto tear*, to rip. -
5 reißen
n; -s, kein Pl.1. tearing etc.; reißen3. umg. (Rheuma) rheumatics Pl., Am. rheumatiz* * *to tear; to rend; to tug; to jolt; to jerk; to rip; to pull* * *Rei|ßen ['raisn]nt -s,no pl2) (inf = Gliederreißen) ache* * *1) split2) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) wear3) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) rip4) (to pull suddenly and sharply: She yanked the child out of the mud.) yank* * *Rei·ßen1<-s>[ˈraisn̩]Rei·ßen2<-s>[ˈraisn̩]nt kein pl (veraltend fam) achewas stöhnst du so, hast du wieder das \Reißen im Rücken? why are you groaning like that, is your back aching again?* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) tearjemandem etwas aus den Händen/Armen reißen — snatch or tear something from somebody's hands/arms
jemanden aus seinen Gedanken reißen — (fig.) awaken somebody rudely from his/her thoughts
eine Welle riss ihn zu Boden — a wave knocked him to the ground
jemanden in die Tiefe reißen — drag somebody down into the depths
[innerlich] hin und her gerissen sein od. werden — (fig.) be torn [two ways]
5)etwas an sich reißen — (fig.) seize something
7) (Leichtathletik)2.die Latte/eine Hürde reißen — knock the bar down/knock a hurdle over
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbwenn alle Stricke od. Stränge reißen — (fig.) if all else fails
2) (ziehen)an etwas (Dat.) reißen — pull at something
3) (Leichtathletik) bring the bar down/knock the hurdle over3.1) tear oneself/itself (aus, von from)2) (ugs.): (sich bemühen um)sie reißen sich um die Eintrittskarten — they are scrambling to or fighting each other to get tickets
* * *reißen; reißt, riss, ist oder hat gerissenA. v/t (hat)sich (dat)der Sturm riss mir den Hut vom Kopf the gale tore ( oder whipped) the hat from my headjemanden zu Boden reißen drag sb to the ground;das Lenkrad nach rechts reißen wrench the steering to the right;der Fluss riss das Haus einfach mit sich the river simply swept the house away;zehn Skifahrer wurden von der Lawine mit in den Tod gerissen the avalanche swept ten skiers to their deaths3. (beschädigen) tear, rip;sich (dat)einen Splitter in den Finger reißen get a splinter into one’s finger;sich (dat)ein Loch in die Hose reißen tear a hole in one’s trousers (US pants)4. fig:aus dem Schlaf gerissen werden be rudely awakened;aus seinen Illusionen gerissen werden come down to earth with a bump umg;die Macht an sich reißen seize power;sie war hin und her gerissen she couldn’t make up her mind; (war begeistert) she was thrilled to bits (US pieces) umg;das reißt mich nicht gerade vom Hocker umg I can’t say I’m thrilled, it’s nothing to write home about; → Witz, Zote etc5. Raubtier: (töten) killB. v/t & v/i (hat) SPORT Gewichtheben: lift in the snatch; Hochsprung, Pferdesport: knock off the bar;C. v/ider Film/Schnürsenkel ist gerissen the film tore/the shoelace broke;da riss ihm die Geduld his patience snapped ( oder gave out [on him]);jetzt reißt mir aber gleich der Geduldsfaden my patience is running out2. (hat) (zerren):D. v/r:sich um einen Fußballer/Filmstar reißen try to outbid one another to get a footballer/film star (US moviestar);ich reiße mich nicht darum, ihn kennen zu lernen I’m not exactly dying to get to know him* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) tearsich (Dat.) ein Loch in die Hose reißen — tear or rip a hole in one's trousers
jemandem etwas aus den Händen/Armen reißen — snatch or tear something from somebody's hands/arms
sich (Dat.) die Kleider vom Leibe reißen — tear one's clothes off
jemanden aus seinen Gedanken reißen — (fig.) awaken somebody rudely from his/her thoughts
3) (werfen, ziehen)[innerlich] hin und her gerissen sein od. werden — (fig.) be torn [two ways]
5)etwas an sich reißen — (fig.) seize something
2.die Latte/eine Hürde reißen — knock the bar down/knock a hurdle over
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbwenn alle Stricke od. Stränge reißen — (fig.) if all else fails
2) (ziehen)an etwas (Dat.) reißen — pull at something
3) (Leichtathletik) bring the bar down/knock the hurdle over3.1) tear oneself/itself (aus, von from)2) (ugs.): (sich bemühen um)sie reißen sich um die Eintrittskarten — they are scrambling to or fighting each other to get tickets
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: riß, ist/hat gerissen)= to pull v.to rend v.(§ p.,p.p.: rent)to rip v.to wrench v. -
6 Reißen
n; -s, kein Pl.1. tearing etc.; reißen3. umg. (Rheuma) rheumatics Pl., Am. rheumatiz* * *to tear; to rend; to tug; to jolt; to jerk; to rip; to pull* * *Rei|ßen ['raisn]nt -s,no pl2) (inf = Gliederreißen) ache* * *1) split2) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) wear3) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) rip4) (to pull suddenly and sharply: She yanked the child out of the mud.) yank* * *Rei·ßen1<-s>[ˈraisn̩]Rei·ßen2<-s>[ˈraisn̩]nt kein pl (veraltend fam) achewas stöhnst du so, hast du wieder das \Reißen im Rücken? why are you groaning like that, is your back aching again?* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) tearjemandem etwas aus den Händen/Armen reißen — snatch or tear something from somebody's hands/arms
jemanden aus seinen Gedanken reißen — (fig.) awaken somebody rudely from his/her thoughts
eine Welle riss ihn zu Boden — a wave knocked him to the ground
jemanden in die Tiefe reißen — drag somebody down into the depths
[innerlich] hin und her gerissen sein od. werden — (fig.) be torn [two ways]
5)etwas an sich reißen — (fig.) seize something
7) (Leichtathletik)2.die Latte/eine Hürde reißen — knock the bar down/knock a hurdle over
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbwenn alle Stricke od. Stränge reißen — (fig.) if all else fails
2) (ziehen)an etwas (Dat.) reißen — pull at something
3) (Leichtathletik) bring the bar down/knock the hurdle over3.1) tear oneself/itself (aus, von from)2) (ugs.): (sich bemühen um)sie reißen sich um die Eintrittskarten — they are scrambling to or fighting each other to get tickets
* * *2. Gewichtheben: snatch;beidarmiges Reißen two-arm snatch* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) tearsich (Dat.) ein Loch in die Hose reißen — tear or rip a hole in one's trousers
jemandem etwas aus den Händen/Armen reißen — snatch or tear something from somebody's hands/arms
sich (Dat.) die Kleider vom Leibe reißen — tear one's clothes off
jemanden aus seinen Gedanken reißen — (fig.) awaken somebody rudely from his/her thoughts
3) (werfen, ziehen)[innerlich] hin und her gerissen sein od. werden — (fig.) be torn [two ways]
5)etwas an sich reißen — (fig.) seize something
2.die Latte/eine Hürde reißen — knock the bar down/knock a hurdle over
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verbwenn alle Stricke od. Stränge reißen — (fig.) if all else fails
2) (ziehen)an etwas (Dat.) reißen — pull at something
3) (Leichtathletik) bring the bar down/knock the hurdle over3.1) tear oneself/itself (aus, von from)2) (ugs.): (sich bemühen um)sie reißen sich um die Eintrittskarten — they are scrambling to or fighting each other to get tickets
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: riß, ist/hat gerissen)= to pull v.to rend v.(§ p.,p.p.: rent)to rip v.to wrench v. -
7 squarciare
squarciare v.tr.1 to tear*, to rend*, to rip up: squarciare le vesti a qlcu., to rend s.o.'s garments; la pallottola gli squarciò il petto, the bullet ripped through his chest2 (fig.) to dispel: il sole squarciò le nubi, the sun dispelled the clouds; squarciare il velo del mistero, to dispel a mystery (o to tear aside the veil of mystery).◘ squarciarsi v.intr.pron. to be torn, to be rent: le nubi si squarciarono, there was a break in the clouds; la vela si squarciò, the sail was rent.* * *[skwar'tʃare]1. vt2. vip (squarciarsi)* * *[skwar'tʃare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to tear* up [ lenzuolo]; to rip open [materasso, sacco]; to slash [ pneumatico]squarciare la gola a qcn. — to cut sb.'s throat
2) fig. (turbare) [ rumore] to shatter, to rend* [ silenzio]; [ luce] to pierce [ buio]; [ lampo] to split* [ cielo]; [ sole] to burst* through [ nuvole]2.* * *squarciare/skwar't∫are/ [1]1 to tear* up [ lenzuolo]; to rip open [materasso, sacco]; to slash [ pneumatico]; squarciare la gola a qcn. to cut sb.'s throat2 fig. (turbare) [ rumore] to shatter, to rend* [ silenzio]; [ luce] to pierce [ buio]; [ lampo] to split* [ cielo]; [ sole] to burst* through [ nuvole]II squarciarsi verbo pronominale[velo, lenzuolo] to rip; [ sacco] to burst* open. -
8 entzweireißen
(unreg., trennb. -ge-)II v/i (ist) tear* * *ent|zwei|rei|ßenvt septo tear or rend in two or in half or asunder (poet); (= zerreißen) to tear to pieces* * *entzweireißen (irr, trennb -ge-)B. v/i (ist) tear -
9 рвать
1. (вн.)рвать письма в клочки — tear* letters to pieces
рвать на себе одежду — rend* one's garments
2. ( срывать) pick (d.)рвать цветы — pick / pluck flowers
3. ( выдёргивать) pull out (d.)рвать из рук у кого-л. — snatch out of smb.'s hands (d.)
рвать с корнем — uproot (d.), unroot (d.)
5. (прекращать, ликвидировать) break* (d.)рвать отношения с кем-л. — break* off, или sever relations with smb.
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рвать и метать — be in a rage; rant and rave2. вырвать безл. разг.рвать на себе волосы — tear* one's hair
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10 concerpō
concerpō psī, —, ere [com- + carpo], to tear in pieces, rend: epistulas: librum, L.* * *concerpere, concerpsi, concerptus V TRANStear/pull in/to pieces; pluck off; tear up, rend; censure, abuse, revile -
11 roz|erwać1
pf — roz|rywać impf (rozerwę — rozrywam) Ⅰ vt 1. (rozedrzeć) to tear, to rend [materiał, ubranie, papier]- rozerwać kopertę to tear open an envelope- bomba rozerwała dom/zaporę a bomb destroyed the house/dam- granat rozerwał człowieka a hand grenade tore the man apart- zreperować rozerwany rękaw to mend a torn sleeve2. (zniszczyć związek) to break off, to sever [sojusz, więzi między ludźmi] 3. [kaszel, płacz] to rend- łkanie rozrywało jej piersi sobbing threatened to burst her chestⅡ rozerwać się — rozrywać się 1. (pęknąć) [sznur, łańcuch] to break; [materiał, ubranie, papier] to tear 2. (eksplodować) [pocisk, granat] to burst■ poczekaj, przecież się nie rozerwę pot. wait, I can’t do two things at a timeThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > roz|erwać1
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12 dī-vellō
dī-vellō vellī, volsus or vulsus, ere, to tear apart, rend asunder, tear in pieces, separate violently, tear: res a naturā copulatas errore: corpus, V.: mordicus agnam, H.: nodos manibus, untie, V.: divulsa remis Unda, O.—To tear away, wrench off, wrest, tear, separate, remove: ab eis membra: liberos a parentum complexu, S.: dulci amplexu divelli, V.: ramum trunco, O.—Fig., to tear apart, destroy, sunder, distract: commoda civium: rem divolsam conglutinare: amorem querimoniis, H.: divellor dolore.—To remove, part, sever, estrange: Me (a te), H.: ab eo divelli: sapientiam a voluptate. -
13 āvellō
āvellō (vellī), volsus or vulsus, ere [ab + vello], to tear away, rend off, pluck, snatch away: poma ex arboribus vi: alqd a corpore: frondes, O.: leporum avulsos armos edere, H.: avolsum umeris caput, V.: truncis corpora, O.: tibi mavis pretium avellier? H.: sibi avelli iubet spiculum.— To tear away, remove by force: ab eā sese, T.: de matris hunc complexu: ut sperem posse avelli, be separated, T.: neque avelli possunt, leave the place, V.: complexu avulsus Iuli, V.—To pluck away, rescue: hunc convitio a tanto errore.* * *Iavellere, avelli, avolsus V TRANStear/pluck/wrench away/out/off; separate by force, part; take away, wrestIIavellere, avolsi, avolsus V TRANStear/pluck/wrench away/out/off; separate by force, part; take away, wrestIIIavellere, avulsi, avulsus V TRANStear/pluck/wrench away/out/off; separate by force, part; take away, wrest -
14 раздирать
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15 порвати
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16 raadella
yks.nom. raadella; yks.gen. raatelen; yks.part. raateli; yks.ill. raatelisi; mon.gen. raadelkoon; mon.part. raadellut; mon.ill. raadeltiinclaw (verb)harrow (verb)lacerate (verb)maul (verb)tear to pieces (verb)tear (noun)* * *• rend• tear to pieces• rasp• mutilate• maul• lacerate• harrow• destroy• claw• break• tear• mangle -
17 rozszarpać
(-pię, -piesz); vb; od rozszarpywać* * *pf.- pię -piesz tear apart, rend; ( pazurami) claw ( coś at sth); rozszarpywać rany tear wounds open; rozszarpać coś na kawałki tear sth apart l. to pieces.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozszarpać
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18 отдирать
(что-л.); разг.
tear (off); rip (off)* * ** * *отдирать; отодрать ; tear; rip* * * -
19 isparati
vt pf tear (up), rend (apart); (na komade) tear to pieces, tear into shreds; (sašiveno, sav) - isporiti -
20 convello
con-vello, velli (convulsi, Sen. Q. N. 2, 6, 4), vulsum (volsum), 3, v. a.I.To draw violently hither and thither something that is firm or quiet (esp. a tree, house, and the like); hence, to tear up, wrest from its position, to tear loose or away, to separate from, pull or pluck up (freq. and class.).A.Lit.1.In gen.(α).Without designation of place from which, etc.:(β).cum praecides caveto ne librum convellas,
Cato, R. R. 40, 2:saxa turris hostium, quibus fundamenta continebantur,
Caes. B. C. 2, 11; cf. Hirt. B. G. 8, 26 fin.;and, fundamenta,
Lucr. 4, 506:cum gradus Castoris convellisti ac removisti,
Cic. Dom. 21, 54:aesculum,
Verg. G. 2, 294:convellere repagula, effringere valvas,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94:limina tectorum,
Verg. A. 2, 507; Luc. 3, 528:artus,
Lucr. 3, 344;so of the rack: omnia (membra) laniata, omnes partes convulsae sunt,
Sen. Contr. 2, 13, 5:convolsis laceratisque membris,
id. ib. § 6; cf.armos,
to wrench, dislocate, Col. 6, 16, 1:teneros fetus,
i. e. to produce abortion, Ov. Am. 2, 14, 5.—With designation of place from or out of which, etc.:(γ).simulacrum Cereris e sacrario convellendum auferendumque curavit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 187; cf. id. ib. §186: me ex nostris hortulis,
id. Leg. 1, 21, 55:viridem silvam ab humo,
Verg. A. 3, 24:funem ab terrā,
id. G. 1, 457:(turrim) convellimus altis sedibus,
id. A. 2, 464:robora suā terrā,
Ov. M. 7, 204:Roma prope convulsa sedibus suis,
Cic. Pis. 22, 52:domus convulsa sedibus suis,
Plin. Ep. 9, 19, 8:aspera undique nisu,
Val. Fl. 5, 159.—Absol.:2.haeserunt radice pedes. Convellere pugnat,
Ov. M. 9, 351.—Milit. t. t.: signa, to pluck up the standards from the ground, to decamp (rare), Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77; Liv. 22, 3, 12; cf.b.vexilla,
Tac. A. 1, 20.—Medic. t. t.: convulsus ( - volsus), a, um, suffering from wrenching of a limb, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 98; cf. id. 20, 5, 18, § 36; 20, 17, 69, § 178; or from convulsions, spasmodic, convulsive:B.latus,
Suet. Tib. 72:fauces,
Quint. 11, 3, 20.—Trop., to cause to totter, to shake, to destroy, overthrow, bring to naught (syn.: labefacto, commoveo, commuto, infirmo;II.esp. freq. in Cic.): est boni consulis, cum cuncta auxilia rei publicae labefactari convellique videat, ferre opëm patriae,
Cic. Rab. Perd. 1, 3;so with labefactare: cogitationem,
id. Fam. 5, 13, 2 Manut.; cf. id. Clu. 2, 6:rei publicae statum,
id. Pis. 2, 4:ea quae non possint commoveri,
id. de Or. 2, 51, 205:haec si tenemus, quae mihi quidem non videntur posse convelli,
id. Div. 1, 51, 117:judicia, stipulationes, etc. (with infirmare),
id. Caecin. 18, 51:convellere et commutare instituta omnium,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 15:acta Dolabellae,
id. Phil. 2, 33, 83:rem publicam judicio aliquo,
id. Brut. 30, 115:gratiam Caesaris,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:vires aegri,
Cels. 3, 4, 14; cf. id. ib. §11: fidem legionum promissis,
Tac. H. 4, 30 fin.:caede Messalinae convulsa principis domus,
id. A. 12, 1; cf. id. ib. 12, 65;4, 40: Tiberius vi dominationis convulsus ( = abalienatus ab honestate) et mutatus,
id. ib. 6, 48:fata,
Ov. H. 16, 41:secutae sunt duae (epistulae), quae me convellerunt de pristino statu, jam tamen labantem,
Cic. Att. 8, 15, 2.—To tear or rend to pieces, to cleave, dismember, shatter, break (perh. first in the poets of the Aug. per.).A.Lit.:B.dapes avido dente,
Ov. M. 11, 123: glaebam vomere, * Cat. 64, 40:dehiscit Convolsum remis rostrisque tridentibus aequor,
Verg. A. 5, 143; 8, 690:loca vi quondam et vastā convolsa ruinā,
id. ib. 3, 414:septem (naves) convolsae undis Euroque supersunt,
shattered, id. ib. 1, 383; cf. Luc. 3, 528:convulsi laniatique centuriones,
Tac. A. 1, 32:domum,
id. ib. 6, 40.—Trop.1.Of words, to mutilate, mispronounce:2.magno cursu verba convellere,
Sen. Ep. 40, 2.—To afflict, torture:verbis convellere pectus,
Ov. H. 17, 111.
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Tear — (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs. {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear, zehren to consume, Icel … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tear — tear1 [ter] vt. tore, torn, tearing [ME teren < OE teran, to rend, akin to Ger zehren, to destroy, consume < IE base * der , to skin, split > DRAB1, DERMA1] 1. to pull apart or separate into pieces by force; rip or rend (cloth, paper,… … English World dictionary
Rend — (r[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rent} (r[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rending}.] [AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries. renda, randa, Fries. renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r[ae]na to rob, plunder, Ir. rannaim… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rend — [rend] vt. rent, rending [ME renden < OE rendan, akin to OFris renda < IE base * rendh , to tear apart > RIND, Sans randhram, fissure, split] 1. to tear, pull, or rip with violence: with from, off, away, etc. 2. to tear, pull apart, rip… … English World dictionary
tear — [n1] rip, cut breach, break, crack, damage, fissure, gash, hole, imperfection, laceration, mutilation, rent, run, rupture, scratch, split, tatter; concept 513 Ant. perfection tear / tears [n2] droplets from eyes, often caused by emotion… … New thesaurus
rend — I verb break, burst, cleave, crack, cut, dilacerate, discerp, disscindere, dissect, dissever, disunite, divide, fracture, lacerate, lancinate, rip, rive, rupture, sever, shatter, shiver, slash, slice, snap, splinter, split, sunder, tear, tear… … Law dictionary
rend — [ rend ] (past tense and past participle rent [ rent ] ) verb transitive LITERARY 1. ) to tear something into pieces 2. ) to make someone feel great emotion: Her screams would rend the heart of any man. rend the air if a loud shout or sound rends … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rend — ► VERB (past and past part. rent) literary 1) tear to pieces. 2) cause great emotional pain to. ● rend the air Cf. ↑rend the air ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
