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RIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: riven   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

Example:

cleave the bone

Synonyms:

cleave; rive; split

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rive" is one way to...):

tear (to separate or be separated by force)

Verb group:

cleave (make by cutting into)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rive"):

maul (split (wood) with a maul and wedges)

laminate (split (wood) into thin sheets)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Tear or be torn violently

Example:

pull the cooked chicken into strips

Synonyms:

pull; rend; rip; rive

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rive" is one way to...):

bust; rupture; snap; tear (separate or cause to separate abruptly)

Sentence frames:

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