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cleave

verb

/kliːv/

Meaning

to split or divide; to cut through forcefully

to split or cut apart forcefully; to cling or adhere closely

He used an axe to cleave the wood.

The axe can cleave the wood in two.

cleave to

split, divide, cut, separate, sever, adhere, cling

Entry 1

split, divide, cut, separate

Entry 2

split, sever, divide, adhere, cling

unite, join, connect, merge, combine

Entry 1

unite, join, connect, merge

Entry 2

unite, join, combine

cleave wood, cleave rocks, cleave through, cleave apart, cleave in two, cleave to principles

Entry 1

cleave wood, cleave rocks, cleave through, cleave apart, cleave in two

Entry 2

cleave wood, cleave to principles, cleave apart, cleave through

To cause someone to be loved or liked.

To decide or determine an outcome in advance, especially by fate or divine will.

To make clothes or fabric by interlocking loops of yarn with needles.

To take the place of something or someone, often by force or strategy.

to make shallow cuts or scratches; to loosen the surface of soil

to carry or move something or someone to a place