CLEAVE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • come or be in close contact with
    • stick or hold together and resist separation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  2. Meaning
    • separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • cleave the bone
    Hypernyms(s) cleave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • make by cutting into
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s) Entail(s)