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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.

Synonyms

  • Split
  • Rive

Related Words

  • Cleavage (noun)
  • Cleaver (noun)
  • Cleft (noun)

Meaning 2

Make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

  • Create

Related Words

  • Cleft (noun)

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.

Synonyms

  • Cling
  • Stick
  • Adhere
  • Cohere

Hypernyms

  • Meet
  • Contact
  • Touch

Hyponyms

  • Agglutinate
  • Mold
  • Conglutinate
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