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rive

also riven
verbnoun
Quick answer

As a verb, rive means tear apart by force. As a noun, it means a place torn.

Meanings of rive

10 meanings

verb

  1. To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.

  2. To break apart; to split.

  3. woodworkingTo use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).

  4. To land.

  5. Tear or be torn violently

    “The curtain ripped from top to bottom”

    “pull the cooked chicken into strips”

    Similar: rend, rip, pull

  6. Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

    “cleave the bone”

    Similar: cleave, split
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. archaicTo pierce or cleave with a weapon.

  2. rareTo burst open; explode; discharge.

noun

  1. A place torn; a rent; a rift.

  2. A bank or shore.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: tear or be torn violently
rendrippull
verb: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
cleavesplit

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