repäistä — meaning in English

English meaning

• rend verb To tear something apart violently and suddenly.
• rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.

Senses

repäistä is used for these senses in English:

• rend (transitive) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
• rip (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

rend — full definition

1. verb To tear something apart violently and suddenly.
2. verb To disturb something peaceful with great force, causing chaos.
3. verb To pull or cut something off by force.
4. verb To tear or come apart.

rip — full definition

1. verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
2. noun A torn place in fabric or material.
3. verb (informal) To copy digital audio or video from a disc onto a computer.

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