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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.
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.
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.
Cleave definition: to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually followed by to).. See examples of CLEAVE used in a sentence.
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 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.
cleave meaning, definition, what is cleave: to cut something into separate parts usi...: Learn more.
