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verb
- 1. split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain: "the large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire" Similar
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CLEAVE definition: 1. to separate or divide, or cause something to separate or divide, often violently: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. : to divide by or as if by a cutting blow : split. The blow cleaved the victim's skull. 2. : to separate into distinct parts and especially into groups having divergent views. The political party was cleaved by internal bickering. 3. : to subject to chemical cleavage.
Cleave, a verb, has two very different meanings. It can describe cutting or splitting something apart with a sharp instrument, or — oddly enough — it can describe sticking to something like glue. To cleave or not to cleave, that is the question.
CLEAVE meaning: 1. to separate or divide, or cause something to separate or divide, often violently: 2. to…. Learn more.
To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. [literary] They just cleave the stone along the cracks. [VERB noun] 2. verb. If someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them. [formal] She has cleaved to these principles all her life.
1. to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, esp. along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood. 2. to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness. 3. to penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.): The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly.
[transitive] cleave something (old-fashioned or literary) to split or cut something in two using something sharp and heavy. She cleaved his skull (in two) with an axe. (figurative) His skin was cleft with deep lines. Definitions on the go.
Cleave Definition. klēv. cleaved, cleaves, cleaving, cleft, clove, cloven. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. cleaved, cleaves, cleaving, cleft, clove, cloven. To split; separate; fall apart. Webster's New World. To divide by a blow, as with an ax; split. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
1. To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. [literary] [...] 2. If someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty toward them. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'cleave' American English: kliv British English: kliːv. More.
cleave meaning, definition, what is cleave: to cut something into separate parts usi...: Learn more.
