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(v.) to rip or pull from; to split with violence; to disturb with a sharp noise;
The kidnapper rent the newborn baby from the arms of its mother as she was leaving the hospital.
A freakish water spout rent the fishing boat in half.
Every morning, the 5:47 local out of New Brunswick rends the dawn's silence with its air horn.

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Back	(v.) to rip or pull from; to split with violence; to disturb with a sharp noise; The kidnapper rent the newborn baby from the arms of its mother as she was leaving the hospital. A freakish water spout rent the fishing boat in half. Every morning, the 5:47 local out of New Brunswick rends the dawn's silence with its air horn.

Rent Rend V Rip Pull Split Violence Disturb