English

Pronunciation
IPA|/rɪft/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪft|-ɪft

Etymology 1
Of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish #Danish|rift �chink�.

Noun
en-noun

1. 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
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
Finnish: rako, halkeama, repeämä

Verb
en-verb

1. To form a rift.

Etymology 2
From Old Norse rypta.

Verb
en-verb

1. italbrac|obsolete except Scotland and northern UK To belch.

Scots

Etymology
From Old Norse rypta.

Verb
sco-verb|rift|it

1. to belch, burp

fa:rift
io:rift
pl:rift
pt:rift
ru:rift
te:rift
vi:rift
zh:rift

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