Rend and Slash

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Rend verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

Usage example: the prophecy that the disaster would cause people to rend their garments in mourning

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Slash is a synonym for rend. In some cases you can use "Slash" instead a verb "Rend".

Nearby Words: render, rending

Slash verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).

Usage example: the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

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Rend is a synonym for slash in cut topic. You can use "Rend" instead a verb "Slash", if it concerns topics such as tear. literary substitute

Nearby Words: slashed, slashing

character	rend character	slash character
bodies	rend bodies	slash bodies

The play's line "for claw will slash and tooth will rend/there cannot be a happy end".

Source: Series / Penny Dreadful
The werewolf play at the Grand Guignol in "Demimonde" returns as a Meaningful Echo in "Possession" when Vanessa dreams of Mina repeating the phrase "for claw will slash and tooth will rend/there cannot be a happy end", realizing Mina is at the theatre.

Source: Series / Penny Dreadful

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