to tear or rend apart

to rive meat from a bone.

to separate by striking; split; cleave.

to rend, harrow, or distress (the feelings, heart, etc.).

to split (wood) radially from a log.

to become rent or split apart

stones that rive easily.

verb

rend , rip , run , split , fracture , rift , shatter , shiver , smash , splinter , sunder