tear+or+rend+asunder
21Riven — Rive Rive, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[=i]fa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. {Reef} of land, {Rifle} a gun, {Rift}, {Rivel}.] To rend… …
22Riving — Rive Rive, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[=i]fa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. {Reef} of land, {Rifle} a gun, {Rift}, {Rivel}.] To rend… …
23split — [c]/splɪt / (say split) verb (split, splitting) –verb (t) 1. to rend or cleave lengthwise; separate or part from end to end or between layers, often forcibly or by cutting, as when splitting a log with an axe to make rails, slabs, shingles, etc.… …
24sever — sev·er / se vər/ vt sev·ered, sev·er·ing 1: to end (a joint tenancy) by ending one or all of the unities of time, title, possession, or interest (as by conveying one tenant s interest to another party) 2: to separate (as a contract) into… …
25dilacerate — v. a. Tear, lacerate, rend, rend asunder …
26rive — [c]/raɪv / (say ruyv) verb (rived, rived or riven, riving) –verb (t) 1. to tear or rend apart. 2. to strike asunder; split; cleave. 3. to rend, harrow, or distress (the heart, etc.). –verb (i) 4. to become rent or split apart. {Middle English… …
27Divulsive — Di*vul sive, a. Tending to pull asunder, tear, or rend; distracting. [1913 Webster] …
28dilacerate — verb To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. See Also: dilaceration …
29dilacerate — /dəˈlæsəreɪt/ (say duh lasuhrayt), /daɪ / (say duy ) verb (t) (dilacerated, dilacerating) to rend asunder; tear in pieces. {Latin dīlacerātus, past participle} –dilaceration /dəlæsəˈreɪʃən/ (say duhlasuh rayshuhn), /daɪ / (say duy ), noun …
30burst — [n] blow up, blast access, bang, barrage, blowout, bombardment, breach, break, cannonade, crack, discharge, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, fusillade, gush, gust, outbreak, outpouring, round, rupture, rush, sally, salvo, shower, spate, split,… …
