Definition of "rive"
verb:
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To tear apart by force; to split; to cleave.
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To pierce or cleave with a weapon.
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To break apart; to split.
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In woodworking, to use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).
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noun:
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A place torn; a rent; a rift.
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