Definitions for RIVE
raɪvrive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rend, rip, rive, pullverb

   tear or be torn violently

   "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

2. cleave, split, riveverb

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

   "cleave the bone"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rivenoun

   A place torn; a rent; a rift.

2. riveverb

   To break apart; to split.

3. riveverb

   To tear apart by force; to split; to cleave.

4. riveverb

   In woodworking, to use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).

5. riveverb

   To pierce or cleave with a weapon.

6. Etymology: From riven, of origin, from rífa, from rīfanan, from (e)reip-. Cognate with Danish rive, Old Frisian riva, Old English aræfan, Old Norse ript, Norwegian rive. More at rift.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Rive

   for derive or direct.

   Ten thousand French have ta’en the sacrament,
   To rive their dangerous artillery
   Upon no christian soul but English Talbot. William Shakespeare.

2. To RIVEverb

   part. riven. To split; to cleave; to divide by a blunt instrument; to force in disruption.

   Etymology: ryft , broken Saxon; rijven, Dutch; river, Fr. to drive.

   At his haughty helmet
   So hugely struck, that it the steel did rive,
   And cleft his head. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   The varlet at his plaint was grieved sore,
   That his deep wounded heart in two did rive. Fa. Queen.

   Through riven clouds and molten firmament,
   The fierce three-forked engine making way,
   Both lofty towers and highest trees hath rent. Fa. Queen.

   O Cicero!
   I have seen tempests, when the scolding winds
   Have riv’d the knotty oaks; but ne’er till now
   Did I go through a tempest dropping fire. William Shakespeare.

   As one he stood escap’d from cruel fight,
   Sore toil’d, his riven arms to havock hewn. John Milton.

   The neighbouring forests, formerly shaken and riven with the thunder-bolts of war, did envy the sweet peace of Druina. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

   Had I not been blind, I might have seen
   You riven oak, the fairest of the green. Dryden.

   Let it come;
   Let the fierce light’ning blast, the thunder rive me. Nicholas Rowe.

3. To Riveverb

   To be split; to be divided by violence.

   Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction. John Woodward.

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1. rive

   Rive is a verb which means to tear apart or split something forcibly. It can also refer to the act of engaging in a struggle or argument in a forceful or persistent way. It is often used in literary or historical contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Riveverb

   to rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles

2. Riveverb

   to be split or rent asunder

3. Rivenoun

   a place torn; a rent; a rift

4. Etymology: [Icel. rfa, akin to Sw. rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear. Cf. Reef of land, Rifle a gun, Rift, Rivel.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Rive

   rīv, v.t. to tear asunder: to split: to pierce: to explode.—v.i. to be split asunder:—pa.t. rīved; pa.p. rīved, riv′en.—n. that which is torn. [Scand., Ice. rífa, to rive; Dut. rijven, Ger. reiben.]

2. Rive

   rīv, n. a bank: shore.—v.i. to land.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rive

   The sea-shore. Also, as a verb, to split wood.

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1. RIVE

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Anagrams for RIVE »

1. vier

2. vire

3. veri

How to pronounce RIVE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RIVE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/RIVE
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RIVE
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RIVE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RIVE
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=RIVE