Cleave (Verb)
Meaning 1
Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She carefully used a meat cleaver to cleave the bone and separate the joint.
- In woodworking, a mallet is often used to cleave the wood along a specific line.
- To open the walnut shell, you need to cleave it sharply at the seam with a hammer.
- The butcher took great care to cleave each rib away from the spine.
- The hunter's skillful hands moved quickly to cleave the game's carcass for efficient processing.
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Meaning 2
Make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.