Rift (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
  2. an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval.
  3. a break in friendly relations: a rift between two people; a rift between two nations.
  4. a difference in opinion, belief, or interest that causes such a break in friendly relations.
  5. Geology.
    • a fault.
    • a graben of regional extent.
  6. the plane or direction along which a log or mass of granite can most easily be split.
  7. wood or a piece of wood that has been split radially from a log.
verb (used with or without object)
  1. to burst open; split.
noun
  1. a gap or space made by cleaving or splitting; fissure
  2. a long narrow zone of faulting resulting from tensional stress in the earth's crust
  3. a gap between two cloud masses; break or chink
  4. a break in friendly relations between people, nations, etc
verb
  1. to burst or cause to burst open; split
noun US
  1. a shallow or rocky part in a stream
  2. the backwash from a wave that has just broken
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