p. p. | 1. | |
n. | 1. | An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure. |
2. | A shallow place in a stream; a ford. | |
v. t. | 1. | To cleave; to rive; to split; |
v. i. | 1. | To burst open; to split. |
2. | To belch. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | rift - a narrow fissure in rock | |
3. | rift - a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" |