- 1. v. t. To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles. Source: opted
- 2. v. i. To be split or rent asunder. Source: opted
- 3. n. A place torn; a rent; a rift. Source: opted
- 4. v. tear or be torn violently Source: wordnet
- 5. v. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. Source: adambom
- 7. v:100 v tear or be torn violently v separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument Source: ecdict
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