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Definition of Rive

Rive
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.
Rive
Rive Rive, v. i. To be split or rent asunder. Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction. --Woodward.
Rive
Rive Rive, n. A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Rive from wikipedia

- up rive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rive or La Rive may refer to: Rive, Piedmont, Italy Rive d'Arcano, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Rive Droite...
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