what does cleave mean?
CLEAVE as VERB
- Meaning
- come or be in close contact with
- stick or hold together and resist separation
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- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
Hypernyms(s) cleave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
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Hypernyms(s) cleave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock
Hypernyms(s) cleave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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