1. cleave - verb
· separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
Hypernym(s): tear
2. cleave - verb
· make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
3. 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"
Synonym(s): cling, adhere, stick, cohere
Hypernym(s): touch, adjoin, meet, contact
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