Definition of Cleave

Verb

• 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 adhere stick cohere
• make by cutting into
  "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
  
• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  "cleave the bone"
  split rive

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