Definition of cleave

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Cleave (v. i. ) To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.

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Share :: Share (v. t.) To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide.
Fissure :: Fissure (v. t.) To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.
Adhere :: Adhere (v. i.) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura..
Clave :: Clave () imp. of Cleave.
Dispart :: Dispart (v. i.) To separate, to open; to cleave..
Cleave :: Cleave (v. t.) To part or open naturally; to divide.
Cleavers :: Cleavers (n.) A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc..
Fasten :: Fasten (a.) To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts..
Cohere :: Cohere (a.) To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass..
Cleaved :: Cleaved (p. p.) of Cleav.
Split :: Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin..
Cleave :: Cleave (v. t.) To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut.
Cleave :: Cleave (v. i. ) To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment.
Cleaver :: Cleaver (n.) One who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces..
Cleave :: Cleave (v. i. ) To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate.
Clivers :: Clivers (n.) See Cleavers.
Agrom :: Agrom (n.) A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves..
Catchweed :: Catchweed (n.) See Cleavers.
Inhere :: Inhere (v. i.) To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities..
Froe :: Froe (n.) An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow.
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