Definitions for rift
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. riftnoun

   a gap between cloud masses

   "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"

2. riftnoun

   a narrow fissure in rock

3. rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling outnoun

   a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

   "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

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

1. Riftnoun

   A cleft; a breach; an opening.

   Etymology: from rive.

   He pluckt a bough, out of whose rift there come
   Small drops of gory blood. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   She did confine thee
   Into a cloven pine, within which rift
   Imprison’d, thou didst painfully remain. William Shakespeare.

   In St. James’s fields is a conduit of brick, unto which joineth a low vault; at the end of that is a round house, with a small slit or rift; and in the conduit a window: if you cry out in the rift, it makes a fearful roaring at the window. Francis Bacon.

   They have an idle tradition, that a missel bird, feeding upon a seed she cannot digest, expelleth it whole; which, falling upon a bough of a tree that hath some rift, putteth forth the misseltoe. Francis Bacon.

   Either tropick
   ’Gan thunder, and both ends of heav’n; the clouds
   From many a horrid rift abortive pour’d
   Fierce rain, with lightning mixt. John Milton.

   Some pick out bullets from the vessels sides,
   Some drive old oakum through each seam and rift. Dryd.

2. To Riftverb

   To cleave; to split.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   To the dread rattling thunder
   Have I giv’n fire, and rifted Jove’s stout oak
   With his own bolt. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   At sight of him the people with a shout
   Rifted the air. John Milton, Agonistes.

   On rifted rocks, the dragon’s late abodes,
   The green reed trembles. Alexander Pope, Messiah.

3. To Riftverb

   1. To burst; to open.

   I’d shriek, that even your ears
   Should rift to hear me. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   Some trees are best for ship-timber, as oaks that grow in moist grounds; for that maketh the timber tough, and not apt to rift with ordnance. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   When ice is congealed in a cup, it will swell instead of contracting, and sometimes rift. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   2. [ Ræver, Danish.]To belch; to break wind.

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1. Rift

   In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression, called a graben, or more commonly a half-graben with normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake. The axis of the rift area may contain volcanic rocks, and active volcanism is a part of many, but not all, active rift systems. Major rifts occur along the central axis of most mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust and lithosphere is created along a divergent boundary between two tectonic plates. Failed rifts are the result of continental rifting that failed to continue to the point of break-up. Typically the transition from rifting to spreading develops at a triple junction where three converging rifts meet over a hotspot. Two of these evolve to the point of seafloor spreading, while the third ultimately fails, becoming an aulacogen.

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1. rift

   A rift is a gap, crack, or break in something, typically caused by a separation or disagreement between two factions. In geographical terms, it refers to a large crack in the earth's surface caused by tectonic movements.

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1. Rift

   p. p. of Rive

2. Riftnoun

   an opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure

3. Riftnoun

   a shallow place in a stream; a ford

4. Riftverb

   to cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds

5. Riftverb

   to burst open; to split

6. Riftverb

   to belch

7. Etymology: [Dan. rift, fr. rieve to rend. See Rive.]

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1. Rift

   In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics. Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression, called a graben, or more commonly a half-graben with normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake. The axis of the rift area may contain volcanic rocks, and active volcanism is a part of many, but not all active rift systems. Major rifts occur along the central axis of most mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust and lithosphere is created along a divergent boundary between two tectonic plates. Failed rifts are the result of continental rifting that failed to continue to the point of break-up. Typically the transition from rifting to spreading develops at a triple junction where three converging rifts meet over a hotspot. Two of these evolve to the point of seafloor spreading, while the third ultimately fails, becoming an aulacogen.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rift

   rift, n. an opening split in anything: a fissure: a veil: a fording-place.—v.t. to rive: to cleave.—v.i. to split: to burst open. [Rive.]

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1. riftverb

   See step to. "Don't rift, I spill it like a bottle of Cris'" -- Killarmy (Monster)

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1. RIFT

   What does RIFT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RIFT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. • Fissure
   • Opening
   • Separation

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1. frit

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rift in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rift in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rift in a Sentence

1. Kate Middleton:

   Well, look, we know there have clearly been a lot of family tensions, rifts, fallouts behind the scenes, i think throughout all of this, Kate has tried very much to be the peacemaker. Remember that she and Harry were at one point incredibly close. She, Prince William were a very special trio and I think shes very keen to try and see that rift closed up.

2. Kate Middleton:

   Pasternak griped. I dont think you can on the one hand say to people, save the planet, save plastic, and then be revving up a massive carbon footprint going for a lavish baby shower in New York. I dont think it looks good and I dont think its appropriate. MEGHAN MARKLE WILL LIKELY BE HELD BACK BY ROYAL FAMILY, EXPERT WARNS Pasternak also claimed to believe theres a rift between Markle and Kate Middleton and Princes Prince Harry and William. I think theyre undoubtedly true. William is very responsible, he knows what his role is and Kate Middleton has come alongside that and executed that extremely well.

3. Eytan Gilboa:

   There are now many more risks than advantages, i just can't see how his strategy can succeed. This visit is going to show the depth of the rift between his government - and him personally - and the United States.

4. Bill Bratton:

   I think it's probably a rift that is going to go on for a while longer, however, we will be making efforts to sit down and talk with the union leaders in particular to deal with their issues.

5. Seth Cropsey:

   I think that if China wanted Russia to stop doing this and took action, that it would lead to what the Chinese do not want, and that is a rift between them and the Russians, so I think the prospect of China throwing its weight against Russia for the purpose of ending the conflict in Ukraine is low.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rift
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rift
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rift
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rift
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rift
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rift