English
Pronunciation
IPA|/rɪft/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪft|-ɪft
Etymology 1
Of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish #Danish|rift �chink�.
Noun
en-noun
- A chasm or fissure.
#:My marriage is in trouble, the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.
#:The Grand Canyon is a rift in the Earth's surface, but is smaller than some of the undersea ones.
Translations
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Finnish: rako, halkeama, repeämä
Verb
en-verb
- To form a rift.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rypta.
Verb
en-verb
- italbrac|obsolete except Scotland and northern UK To belch.
Scots
Etymology
From Old Norse rypta.
Verb
sco-verb|rift|it
- to belch, burp
fa:rift
io:rift
pl:rift
pt:rift
ru:rift
te:rift
vi:rift
zh:rift
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