cleave

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cleave Definition

• (v) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
• (v) make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
• (v) 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"

cleave Synonyms

• adhere
• cleave
• cling
• cohere
• rive
• split
• stick