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cleave ¹  (klv)

v. cleft (klft) or cleaved or clove (klv), cleft or cleaved or clo·ven (klvn), cleav·ing, cleaves

v.tr.

1. To split with or as if with a sharp instrument. See Synonyms at tear¹.

2. To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting: cleave a path through the ice.

3. To pierce or penetrate: The wings cleaved the foggy air.

4. Chemistry To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.

v.intr.

1. Mineralogy To split or separate, especially along a natural line of division.

2. To penetrate or pass through something, such as water or air.

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[Middle English cleven, from Old English clofan; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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cleava·ble adj.

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cleave ²  (klv)

intr.v. cleaved, cleav·ing, cleaves

1. To adhere, cling, or stick fast.

2. To be faithful: cleave to one's principles.

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[Middle English cleven, from Old English cleofian.]

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cleave ¹

Verb

[cleaving; cleft, cleaved] or clove;[cleft, cleaved] or cloven

1. to split apart: cleave the stone along the fissures

2. to make by or as if by cutting: a two-lane highway that cleaved its way through the northern extremities of the Everglades [Old English clēofan]

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cleave ²

Verb

[cleaving, cleaved] to cling or stick: a farmhouse cleaved to the hill [Old English cleofian]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	cleave - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" rive, split maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedges laminate - split (wood) into thin sheets tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" cleave - make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
	2.	cleave - make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" cleave, rive, split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	3.	cleave - 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" cling, cohere, adhere, stick adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" mold - fit tightly, follow the contours of; "The dress molds her beautiful figure" conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. bind, bond, hold fast, stick to, stick, adhere - stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?" stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall"

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cleave

verb split, open, divide, crack, slice, rend, sever, part, hew, tear asunder, sunder

Translations

cleave¹

v cleave [kliːv]

to split or divide. kloof يَشُقُّ، يَفْلَقُ цепя (се) (roz)štípat, rozštípnout kløve; spalte spalten σκίζω, χωρίζω, διαιρώ partir lõhestama شکافتن؛ دو نیم کردن halkaista fendre לְפָצֵל द्विखंडित करना kalati, raskoliti hasít membelah kljúfa; skipta fendere, spaccare 切り裂く 쪼개지다; 쪼개다 skilti, skelti sadalīt; sašķelt; sašķelties terbelah klieven kløyve(s), splitte(s), dele (seg) rozcinać partir a despica; a scinda раскалывать(ся) štiepať (raz)cepiti rascepiti klyva ทำให้แยกออก yarmak, bölmek 劈開 розколювати(ся) تقسیم کرنا nứt 劈开

n cleavage [-vidʒ]

1 the act of splitting; a split. kloof, skeiding فَلْق، انْشِقاق цепене štípání; prasklina kløvning; spaltning die Spaltung σκίσιμο, χώρισμα división lõhenemine, lõhe شکاف halkeaminen, halkeama, halkio clivage הִתפַּצלוּת दरार cijepanje, kalanje hasítás belahan klofningur divisione 裂け目 쪼개짐 skilimas šķelšana; šķelšanās membelah scheuring kløyving, spalting, splittelse; kløft rozcięcie divisão despicare; scindare раскалывание prasklina, puklina (raz)cepitev rascepljivanje klyvning การแยกออก yar(ıl)ma, böl(ün)me 劈開 розщеплення; розкол تقسیم کرنے کا عمل sự bổ ra 劈开

2 the split between a woman's breasts. borsspleet إنْفِلاع بين ثَديَي المرأه цепка на бюст rýha mezi ňadry, dekolt kløft; kavalérgang der Spalt zwischen der weibl. Brust, umgsp. der Ausschnitt χώρισμα γυναικείου στήθους escote rindade vahe(line joon) چاک سینه naissance des seins, décolleté שֶסָע הַשָׁדַיִים स्तनों के बीच का भाग razmak, jamica dekoltázs belahan payudara solco (tra i seni di una donna) 女性の胸の谷間 tarpas tarp krūtų (sievietes krūšu) bedrīte lurah dada inkijk, decolleté kløften mellom brystene; utringning dekolt ложбинка на груди záňadrie grabenček'' med dojkama dekolte klyfta, fördjupning ร่องออก (kadınlarda) memeler arasındaki oluk 乳溝 ложечка عورت کی چھاتیوں کے درمیان والا حصہ rãnh ngực phụ nữ 乳沟

n cleaver

a butcher's knife. kloofmes ساطور القَصّاب касапски сатър sekáček flækkekniv das Hackbeil μπαλτάς cuchillo de carnicero lihunikukirves ساطور lihakirves couperet קוֹפִיץ कसाई का बड़ा छुरा nož za rascijecanje hasítóbárd golok (kjöt)öxi mannaia 肉切り包丁 (푸줏간에서 쓰는) 큰 식칼 kapoklė miesnieka nazis pisau pemotong daging slagersmes slakte-/kjøttøks nóż rzeźnicki cutelo satâr мясницкий нож sekáč mesarski nož mesarski nož hackkniv, köttyxa ครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการตัดขนาดใหญ่ satır 屠夫的切肉刀 великий ніж м'ясника قصائی کی چھری dao phay 屠夫的切肉刀

cloven hoof, cleft hoof

a hoof, like those of cows, sheep etc, which has a split up the centre. gesplete lip أظْلَف، مَشْقوق الحافِر копито kopyto sudokopytníka spaltet klov der Paarhufer οπλή με σχισμή pezuña partida sõrg شکافدار؛ شکافته sorkka sabot fendu פַּרסָה שְסוּעָה बकरी, भेड़ papak hasított köröm/pata teracak belah klauf zoccolo fesso 割れたひづめ 갈라진 발굽 skelta naga šķelts nags (pārnadžiem) teracak belah gespleten hoef klov rozszczepione kopyto casco fendido copită despicată раздвоенное копыто kopyto párnokopytníkov parkelj dvojno kopito klöv กีบเท้า çatal tırnak 裂蹄 роздвоєне копито گائے بیل کا پھٹا ہو کھر móng chẻ hai như của bò và hươu 裂蹄