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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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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 TO SOMETHING definition: 1. to stick or hold firmly onto something: 2. to continue to believe firmly in something: 3. to…. Learn more.
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.
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 definition: to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually followed by to).. See examples of CLEAVE used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'cleave'. 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] [...]
Definition of cleave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
cleave to sth meaning: 1. to stick or hold firmly onto something: 2. to continue to believe firmly in something: 3. 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.
