rent (
http://definr.com/rent)
adj : shattered or torn up or torn apart violently as by e.g. wind
or lightning or explosive; "an old blasted apple tree";
"a tree rent by lightning"; "cities torn by bombs";
"earthquake-torn streets" [syn:
blasted,
ripped,
torn]
n 1: a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some
property
2: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a
rip in his pants" [syn:
rip,
split,
tear]
3: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that
derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar
conditions [syn:
economic rent]
4: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he
gave the envelope a vigorous rip" [syn:
rip,
split]
v 1: let for money; of housing [syn:
lease]
2: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn:
lease,
let]
3: engage in a commercial transaction; "We took an apartment on
a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a
guide in Rome?" [syn:
lease,
hire,
charter,
engage,
take]
4: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and
services [syn:
hire,
charter,
lease]