Associations to the word «Rive»

Wiktionary

RIVE, verb. (transitive) (archaic except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to split; to cleave.
RIVE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To pierce or cleave with a weapon.
RIVE, verb. (intransitive) To break apart; to split.
RIVE, verb. (transitive) (rare) To burst open; explode; discharge.
RIVE, verb. (woodworking) To use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).
RIVE, noun. A place torn; a rent; a rift.

Dictionary definition

RIVE, verb. Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips".
RIVE, verb. Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone".

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