1
[ verb ] separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

Synonyms

split rive

Examples

"cleave the bone"

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

He heard the words : `` Rock_of_Ages , cleft for me , Let me hide myself in Thee !

2
[ verb ] come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

Examples

"The dress clings to her body" "The label stuck to the box" "The sushi rice grains cohere"

3
[ verb ] make by cutting into

Examples

"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"

Related terms

make cut

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