gash vs rend

gash

verb
  • To make a deep, long cut; to slash. 

adj
  • ghastly; hideous 

  • Of poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted. 

noun
  • A deep cut. 

  • A vulva. 

  • Rubbish on board an aircraft. 

  • Unused film or sound during film editing. 

  • Rubbish, spare kit. 

  • A woman. 

  • Poor quality beer, usually watered down. 

rend

verb
  • To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate. 

  • To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. 

  • To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst 

noun
  • A violent separation of parts. 

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