Definition of river:

part of speech: noun

A stream flowing in a channel into another river, into the ocean, or into a lake or sea; a copious flow; abundance.

part of speech: noun

One who rives.

Usage examples:

• I pushed him into that terrible river Payne Erskine in "The Eye of Dread".

• You have been in the river Pauline Lester in "Marjorie Dean High School Freshman".

• Suppose he had run into Jennie just then, after telling her he was down the river Charles Weathers Bump in "The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories".

• Both boys ran along the bluff until they came to a path that led down to the river Payne Erskine in "The Eye of Dread".