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Meaning of 'rive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rive [ n.]
- A place torn; a rent; a rift.
2 . Rive [ v. i.]
- To be split or rent asunder.
3 . Rive [ v. t.]
- To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.

Meaning of 'rive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rive [ v]
Meaning (1):
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Example in sentence:
  • cleave the bone
Meaning (2):
- tear or be torn violently
Example in sentence:
  • pull the cooked chicken into strips;
  • The curtain ripped from top to bottom

Nearby Words:

rivage rival rivaled rivaless rivaling rivality rivalled rivalling rivalries rivalry

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