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rift1 (rĭft)

[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin.]

noun 

  1. A narrow fissure in rock.
  2. A break in friendly relations: a rift between siblings.

verb: rift·ed, rift·ing, rifts. 

intransitive verb 

To split open; break.

transitive verb 

To cause to split open or break.
rift2 (rĭft)

[Probably alteration of dialectal riff, reef, from Dutch rif, riffe; see reef1.]

noun 

  1. A shallow area in a waterway.
  2. The backwash of a wave that has broken upon a beach.