rap and rend

verb

To snatch (physically, or steal).

Meanings

verbrap and rend (third-person singular simple present raps and rends, present participle rapping and rending, simple past and past participle rapped and rended or rapped and rent)

present singular third person raps and rends · participle present rapping and rending · participle past rapped and rended · past rapped and rended · participle past rapped and rent · past rapped and rent

  1. archaicidiomaticTo snatch (physically, or steal).
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APA

rap and rend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rap%20and%20rend

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rap and rend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rap%20and%20rend.

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