rift

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Noun

1. A chasm or fissure.
   • The Grand Canyon is a rift in the Earth's surface, but is smaller than some of the undersea ones.
2. A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
   • My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.
3. A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.
4. A shallow place in a stream; a ford.

Verb

1. To form a rift; to split open.
2. To cleave; to rive; to split.
   • to rift an oak

Verb

1. To belch.

Verb

1. past participle of rive
   • The mightie trunck halfe rent, with ragged riftDoth roll adowne the rocks, and fall with fearefull drift.

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