The result of rending or tearing apart; a separation of parts produced by tearing; esp. a large tear in a garment or piece of fabric. Also figurative.

The result of this action. A wound made by tearing.

concrete. A torn part or place; a rent or fissure.

A rent or laceration made by ripping; a (long) tear; (also) the action of ripping something.

Scottish, English regional (northern), and Irish English (northern). A tear, a rip; a cut. Also figurative. Cf. screed, n.2

Used jocularly in the etymological sense: A rent or tear (in a garment).

(See quot. 1839.)

dialect. A rent or tear, such as is made by a sharp projection.