rift
rift1 definition
rift (rift)
noun
- an opening caused by or as if by splitting; cleft; fissure
- an open break in a previously friendly relationship
- Geol. a large fault along which movement was mainly lateral
Etymology: ME < Dan, fissure < rive, to tear < ON rifa: see rive
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to burst open; split
rift2 definition
☆ rift (rift)
noun
a shallow, often rocky place in a stream, forming rapids
Etymology: ? var. of obs. riff, altered < reef
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