Chip and Rive

Chip

Chip verb - Break off (a piece from a whole).

Rive and chip are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rive" instead a verb "Chip".

Nearby Words: chipped, chipping

Rive

Rive verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

Chip and rive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chip" instead a verb "Rive".

Nearby Words: river, riven, Riva, riving
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