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rive |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rive \Rive\, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p. pr & vb n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[=i]fa, akin to Sw rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf {Reef} of land, {Rifle} a gun, {Rift}, {Rivel}.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rive \Rive\, v. i. To be split or rent asunder. Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction. --Woodward. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rive \Rive\, n. A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rive v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom" [syn: {rend}, {rip}, {pull}] 2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: {cleave}, {split}]
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