river

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɹɪvə/]

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1. river (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

Example: Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.

2. river (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.

Example: a river of blood

3. river (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The last card dealt in a hand.

Example: He called instantly but was too ashamed to show until the river.

4. river (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.

Example: Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.

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