English to English verb
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separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |  | Example: cleave the bone
source: wordnet30
2 |
make by cutting into |  | Example: The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
source: wordnet30
3 |
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation |  | Example: The dress clings to her body The label stuck to the box The sushi rice grains cohere
source: wordnet30
4 |
To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. |  | source: webster1913
5 |
To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. |  | source: webster1913
6 |
To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost. |  | source: webster1913
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