cleave in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
cleave in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
cleave in Marathi मराठी
cleave in English
- cleave⇄adj. cleavable.
- cleave⇄cleave (1), verb, cleftorcleavedorclove,cleftorcleavedorcloven,cleaving.
- cleave⇄cleave (2), intransitive verb, cleavedor (Archaic)clave,cleaved,cleaving.
to hold fast; cling.
Ex. to cleave to an idea. He was so frightened that his tongue cleaved to the roof of his mouth. For I cleaved to a cause that I felt to be pure and - cleave⇄v.i. 1. to split with a smooth, plane fracture, or in layers; fall asunder.
2. to cut one's way; penetrate; pass. - cleave⇄v.t. 1a. to cut, divide, or split open; hew asunder.
Ex. A blow of the whale's tail cleft our boat in two.
b. to pass through; pierce; penetrate.
Ex. The airplane swept across the sky, cleaving the clouds.
2. to make by cutting.