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| riv·er [ rívvər ] (plural riv·ers) |
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1. large natural channel of water: a natural stream of water that flows through land and empties into a body of water such as an ocean or lake
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2. flow: a large flow or stream of something
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often used in the plural
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 a river of mud
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| [13th century. Via Anglo-Norman rivere, Old French rivière< Latin riparius< ripa "riverbank" < Indo-European, "to cut"] |
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sell somebody down the river to betray or desert somebody, usually for a selfish or mercenary motive (informal)
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