rived
Violently pulled asunder
Rived is the past tense of rive, meaning to tear apart or split violently.
The word is literary and archaic, appearing mostly in older texts or deliberate archaism: Lightning rived the oak in two.
Something rived has been torn asunder, often with force or violence.
The past participle is riven, which remains in wider use.
Split or adhere
- sunderForcibly divide apart
- rendTear apart violently
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
- halveDivide into two
sever · slice · partition · carve · dissect · divide · separate · part
Fragment violently, suddenly
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- snapSudden sharp sound
burst · fracture · break · crumble · disintegrate · explode · rupture · smash
cleave
Split or adhere
halve · sever · slice · partition · carve · dissect · divide · separate · part · rift
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
snap · burst · fracture · break · crumble · disintegrate · explode · rupture · smash · shards
tear
To pull apart
shred · tatter · gash · slash · mangle · torn · ragged · tatters · strips · ribbons
strain
Excessive stretching force
torque · shear · wrenching · splitting · cracking · breaking · tearing · violent · forceful · powerful
- river channelPath carved by flow
- the riverLarge natural stream
- holy riverReligiously venerated waterway
- river tubingRecreational waterway floating
- lazy riverGentle artificial waterway
- river erosionWater wearing away earth