Thesaurus: cleave

Related headwords

Definitions

1. v. i. To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.
2. v. i. To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment.
3. v. i. To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate.
4. v. t. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut.
5. v. t. To part or open naturally; to divide.
6. v. i. To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost.
7. v. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
8. v. make by cutting into
9. v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
10. To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies;as, the ground cleaves by frost.The Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst. Zech. xiv. 4.
11. v:100 v. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument v. make by cutting into