A Quick and Simple Dictionary

river

1. Noun.  A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, ending at an ocean or in an inland sea. Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.
2. Noun.  Any large flow of a liquid in a single body (e.g., 'a river of blood').
3. Noun.  (poker) The last card dealt in a hand.
4. Verb.  (poker) To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.