Definition of Cleave in English :

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Cleave meaning in English

Meaning of Cleave in English

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Cleave

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Verb

1. cleave, rive, split

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

Example Sentences:
'cleave the bone'

2. cleave

make by cutting into

Example Sentences:
'The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock'

3. adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick

come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

Example Sentences:
'The dress clings to her body'
'The label stuck to the box'
'The sushi rice grains cohere'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cleave

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verbWord forms: cleaves, cleaving, cleft, cleaved, clove, cleft, cleaved or cloven
1. 
to split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness
2. (transitive)
to make by or as if by cutting
to cleave a path
3. (when intr, foll by through)
to penetrate or traverse
verb
(intransitive; foll by to)
to cling or adhere

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Cleave

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verb transitiveWord forms: cleaved or cleft or clove, cleaved or cleft or ˈcloven, ˈcleaving
1. 
to divide by a blow, as with an ax; split
2. 
to pierce
3. 
to sever; disunite
verb intransitive
4. 
to split; separate; fall apart
5. 
to make one's way by or as by cutting
verb intransitiveWord forms: cleaved or ˈcleaving
1. 
to adhere; cling (to)
2. 
to be faithful (to)

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Cleave

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v. cleft (klĕft) or cleaved or clove (klōv), cleft or cleaved or clo·ven (klōvən), cleav·ing, cleaves
v.tr.
1. To split with a sharp instrument. See Synonyms at tear1.
2. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting: cleave a path through the ice.
3. To pierce or penetrate: The wings cleaved the foggy air.
4. Chemistry To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
v.intr.
1. To split or be capable or splitting, especially along a natural line of division: Certain brittle woods cleave easily.
2. To penetrate or pass through something, such as water or air.
intr.v. cleaved, cleav·ing, cleaves
1. To adhere, cling, or stick fast.
2. To be faithful: cleave to one's principles.

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