English to English verb
1 |
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Example:
• cleave the bone
source: wordnet30 Example:
• The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
source: wordnet30
3 |
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Example:
• The dress clings to her body • The label stuck to the box • The sushi rice grains cohere
source: wordnet30
4 |
To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. | source: webster1913
5 |
To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. | source: webster1913
6 |
To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost. | source: webster1913
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