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To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area

(of a person or animal) To move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey

To linger behind or wander from a main line or part

To move around or sideways unsteadily

Past tense for to tear or shred into pieces

Past tense for to separate into pieces as a result of a collision, blow, shock, or strain

Past tense for to split apart, typically with force

Past tense for to cleave with a tool or weapon

A small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece

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To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area

go hither and thither

reconnoiter^US

reconnoitre^UK

go for a constitutional

socialize^US

socialise^UK

have a night on the town

make one's way towards

direct one's footsteps

take in the sights of

thwart

pivot

make a regular journey

go from place to place

set out in the direction of

go in the direction of

direct one's steps towards

go on an excursion in

go on the road

go on a trip through

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(of a person or animal) To move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey

move on hands and knees

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

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To linger behind or wander from a main line or part

temporize^US

temporise^UK

appear to pass slowly

put off doing something

let the grass grow under one's feet

stay in the background

shy away

be reluctant to come forward

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To move around or sideways unsteadily

labor^US

labour^UK

move from side to side

move backwards and forwards

agonise^UK

agonize^US

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Past tense for to tear or shred into pieces

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“It might soon become strong enough to rive the bands of the Union asunder.”

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Past tense for to separate into pieces as a result of a collision, blow, shock, or strain

smashed to smithereens

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“The girl uttered a shriek that seemed to rive the skies.”

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Past tense for to split apart, typically with force

smashed to smithereens

pulverized^US

pulverised^UK

crushed to smithereens

set at odds

cut through

pashed

split down the middle

vaporized^US

broken to smithereens

smashed into smithereens

vaporised^UK

broke into tiny pieces

broken into tiny pieces

broken into fragments

gone to rack and ruin

went to rack and ruin

taken apart

took apart

fell apart at the seams

fallen apart at the seams

pitted against one another

bifurcated

loosed

split in two

setted against one another

drove a wedge between

driven a wedge between

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

caused disagreement among

put a cordon sanitaire around

caused disagreement between

gone in different directions

parted company

went in different directions

sown dissension between

sowed dissension between

shifted

transferred

displaced

went their separate ways

disturbed

gone their separate ways

unravelled^UK

unraveled^US

demobilized^US

severed connections between

demobilised^UK

destroyed the affections of

caused antagonism between

polarised^UK

polarized^US

ripped off

cleared out

sown disaccord

caused a rift between

sown dissension among

sowed dissension among

interrupted

formed a ring around

moved in different directions

withdrawn the affections of

withdrew the affections of

taken off in all directions

took off in all directions

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“But she was not to come in as a wedge to rive her from this man.”

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Past tense for to cleave with a tool or weapon

“Two yellowjackets have bored so far into a fruit, they rive the meat from its core.”

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A small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece

fillet^UK

filet^US

instalment^UK

installment^US

artifact^US

artefact^UK

point

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