Other Definitions cleave (enc)
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Cleave| Verb | 1. | cleave - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"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"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. stick - fasten with an adhesive material like glue; "stick the poster onto the wall" | |
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