Cleave is part of an exclusive lexical club whose members are known as contronyms: words that have two meanings that contradict one another. In the case of cleave the two meanings belong to two …

Cleave can refer to being in close contact, to staying really, really close to someone or something: "If you are walking in the pitch-black woods without a flashlight, you want to cleave to the person in front …

1. to adhere closely; cling (usu. fol. by to). 2. to remain faithful: to cleave to one's principles. 1. to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, esp. along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood. 2. to …

cleft, cleaved, clove, cleft, cleaved, cloven, cleaving. to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.

CLEAVE definition: 1. to separate or divide, or cause something to separate or divide, often violently: 2. to…. Learn more.

Definition of cleave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. They just cleave the stone along the cracks. [VERB noun] If someone cleaves to something or to someone else, they …

In its most common usage, "cleaving" refers to the act of cutting, splitting, or severing something. This is often associated with physical objects, such as cleaving wood or meat, and can imply forceful division.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cleave /kliːv/ vb (cleaves, cleaving, cleft, cleaved, clove, cleft, cleaved, cloven) to split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness …

3 days ago · (technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. There are very striking scenes on some of the lesser streams at …