# rap and rend

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/rap-and-rend
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To snatch (physically, or steal).

## Examples

- The thief tried to rap and rend the purse from her hand.
- During the chaotic riot, the looters began to rap and rend whatever valuable items they could find in the store.
- Driven by desperation and greed, the conquerors moved through the village to rap and rend the remaining resources from the starving inhabitants.

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