cleave

cleave ¹

 (klēv)

v. cleft (klĕft) or cleaved or clove (klōv), cleft or cleaved or clo·ven (klō′vən), cleav·ing, cleaves

v.tr.

1. To split 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. To split or be capable or splitting, especially along a natural line of division: Certain brittle woods cleave easily.

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

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

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cleav′a·ble adj.

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cleave ²

 (klēv)

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

(kliːv)

vb, cleaves, cleaving, cleft, cleaved, clove, cleft, cleaved or cloven

1. to split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness

2. (tr) to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path.

3. (when: intr, foll by through) to penetrate or traverse

[Old English clēofan; related to Old Norse kljūfa, Old High German klioban, Latin glūbere to peel]

ˈcleavable adj

ˌcleavaˈbility, ˈcleavableness n

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cleave

(kliːv)

vb

(foll by: to) to cling or adhere

[Old English cleofian; related to Old High German klebēn to stick]

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cleave¹

(kliv)

v.i. cleaved (Archaic) clave; cleaved; cleav•ing.

1. to adhere closely; cling (usu. fol. by to).

2. to remain faithful: to cleave to one's principles.

[before 900; Middle English cleven, Old English cleofian, c. Old Saxon clibon, Old High German klebēn]

cleav′ing•ly, adv.

cleave²

(kliv)

v. cleft cleaved clove, cleft cleaved clo•ven, cleav•ing. v.t.

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.

4. to cut off; sever: to cleave a branch from a tree.

v.i.

5. to part or split, esp. along a natural line of division.

6. to penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting (usu. fol. by through).

[before 950; Middle English cleven, Old English clēofan, c. Old High German klioban, Old Norse kljūfa]

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cleave

Past participle: cleft/cleaved/cloven
Gerund: cleaving

Imperative

cleave

cleave

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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

¹

verb split, open, divide, crack, slice, rend, sever, part, hew, tear asunder, sunder The axe had cleaved open the back of his skull.

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cleave

² verb

cleave to stick to, stand by, cling to, hold to, be devoted to, adhere to, be attached to, abide by, be true to She teaches the principles she has cleaved to for more than 40 years.

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cleave ¹

verb

To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:

carve, cut, dissever, sever, slice, slit, split.

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cleave ²

verb

To hold fast:

adhere, bond, cling, cohere, stick.

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Translations

يَشُقُّ، يَفْلَقُيَلْتَصِق بِ

lepitlnout krozštípnoutštípat

hænge fastklæbekløvespalte

klebenspalten

fendre

kljúfa; skiptaloîa viî; halda fast viî

fenderefendersiincollarerimanere attaccatospaccare

sadalītsašķeltsašķelties

delekløyvesplitte

štiepať

bölmekyapışmakyarmak

劈开坚守忠于粘着

cleave

¹ [kliːv] (clove (cleft (pt)) (cloven) (cleft (pp))) VT (= split) → partir; [+ water] → surcar

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cleave

² [kliːv] VI to cleave to → adherirse a, no separarse de
to cleave together → ser inseparables

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cleave

¹ pret <clove or cleft or cleaved>, ptp <cleft or cloven>

vt → spalten; to cleave in two → in zwei Teile spalten; to cleave a way through something → sich (dat) → einen Weg durch etw bahnen

vi

to cleave through the waves → die Wellen durchschneiden

(Biol) → sich spalten

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cleave

²

vi pret <cleaved or clave>, ptp <cleaved> (= adhere) → festhalten (→ to an +dat), → beharren (→ to auf +dat); through all the difficulties they cleaved fast to each other (liter) → durch alle Schwierigkeiten hindurch hielten sie fest zusammen

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cleave

[kliːv] (cleave or cleft or clove (pt) (cleaved or cleft or cloven (pp))) vt (liter) → spaccare

cleave to vi + prep (stick to) → aderire a (fig) → restare abbarbicato/a

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cleave¹

(kliːv) – past tense cleft (kleft) cleaved, ~clove (klouv) : past participles cleft, ~cloven (ˈklouvn) – verb

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

ˈcleavage (-vidʒ) noun

1. the act of splitting; a split. kloof, skeiding فَلْق، انْشِقاق цепене divisão štípání; prasklina die Spaltung kløvning; spaltning σκίσιμο, χώρισμαdivisión lõhenemine, lõhe شکاف jakautuminen clivageהתפצלות दरार cijepanje, kalanje hasítás belahan klofningur divisione 裂け目 쪼갬 skilimas šķelšana; šķelšanās membelah scheuring kløyving, spalting, splittelse; kløft rozcięcie چاوده، درز divisão despicare; scindare раскалывание prasklina, puklina (raz)cepitev rascepljivanje klyvning การแยกออก yarma, bölme 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 colo rýha mezi ňadry, dekolt der Spalt zwischen der weibl. Brust, umgsp. der Ausschnitt kløft; kavalérgang 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 女性の胸の谷間 가슴골 tarpas tarp krūtų (sievietes krūšu) bedrīte lurah dada inkijk, decolleté kløften mellom brystene; utringning dekolt د سینه چاک ложбинка на груди záňadrie ``grabenček'' med dojkama dekolte klyfta, fördjupning ร่องอก (kadınlarda) memeler arasındaki oluk 乳溝 ложечка عورت کی چھاتیوں کے درمیان والا حصہ rãnh ngực phụ nữ 乳沟

ˈcleaver noun

a butcher's knife. kloofmes ساطور القَصّاب касапски сатър cutelo sekáček das Hackbeil flækkekniv μπαλτάς cuchillo de carnicero lihunikukirves ساطور lihaveitsi couperet קוֹפִיץ कसाई का बड़ा छुरा nož za rascijecanje hasítóbárd golok (kjöt)öxi mannaia 肉切り包丁 (도살자의) 고기 칼 kapoklė miesnieka nazis pisau pemotong daging slagersmes slakte-/kjøttøks nóż rzeźnicki ساتول، لويه چاړه cutelo satâr мясницкий нож sekáč mesarski nož mesarski nož hackkniv, köttyxa ครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการตัดขนาดใหญ่ satır 屠夫的剁刀 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 casco fendido kopyto sudokopytníka der Paarhufer spaltet klov 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 (소, 양 등의) 갈라진 발굽 skelta naga šķelts nags (pārnadžiem) teracak belah gespleten hoef klov rozszczepione kopyto پاره 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

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cleave²

(kliːv) – past tense past participle d: cleave to

to stick to. klou يَلْتَصِق بِ лепвам agarrar-se lepit (se), lnout k kleben hænge fast; klæbe κολλώadherirse, pegarse külge kleepuma چسبیدن به pitää kiinni coller à לִדבוֹק בְּ- चीरना, फाड़ना lijepiti se, prianjati ragaszkodik melekat loða við; halda fast við aderire 粘着する 엉겨 붙다 šlietis palikt uzticīgam melekat pada gehecht zijn aan henge fast, klebeprzylegać سورى كول، چلا كول، جلا كېدل agarrar-se a (se) lipi (de) прилипать lepiť sa (pri)lepiti se držati se klibba (hålla, hänga) fast vid แทง yapışmak 忠於，堅守 залишатися вірним ایک دوسرے کا ساتھ دینا trung thành với ai 粘着，忠于，坚守

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