Cleave has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Noun
1
Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass.
Verb
1
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
"cleave the bone"
2
make by cutting into
"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
3
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
"The dress clings to her body"
"The label stuck to the box"
"The sushi rice grains cohere"
4
To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
5
To cling, adhere or stick fast to something; used with to or unto.
Example Sentences
"cleave the bone"
verb
"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
verb
"The dress clings to her body"
verb
"The label stuck to the box"
verb
"The sushi rice grains cohere"
verb
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