Thesaurus: rive

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1. v. t. To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.
2. v. i. To be split or rent asunder.
3. n. A place torn; a rent; a rift.
4. v. tear or be torn violently
5. v. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
6. To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles. I shall ryve him through the sides twain. Chaucer. The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks. Shak. Brutus hath rived my heart. Shak. To be split or rent asunder. Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction. Woodward. A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.]
7. To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rivetimber for rails or shingles.I shall ryve him through the sides twain. Chaucer.The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks. Shak.Brutus hath rived my heart. Shak.
8. v:100 v tear or be torn violently v separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument