sliver-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) break up into splinters.

Commentary:
NOTE: may be metaphorical.

Examples:
The wood slivered when John struck it.
My hopes slivered in front of me.
She slivered the lead in her pencil.

Mappings:
VerbNet: break-45.1
FrameNet: Cause_to_fragment
PropBank: sliver.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3