rive

Verb
  1. Tear or be torn violently (synset 201576107)
    "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
    is a type of: bust, rupture, snap, tear - separate or cause to separate abruptly
    same as: pull, rend, rip
  2. Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument (synset 201559354)
    "cleave the bone"
    is a type of: tear - to separate or be separated by force
    subtypes:
    • maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedges
    • laminate - split (wood) into thin sheets
    same as: cleave, split
    verb group: cleave - make by cutting into

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