Definition of cleave

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

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Cleaved :: Cleaved (imp.) of Cleav.
Dispart :: Dispart (v. i.) To separate, to open; to cleave..
Clivers :: Clivers (n.) See Cleavers.
Clave :: Clave () imp. of Cleave.
Cleft :: Cleft () imp. & p. p. from Cleave.
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..
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for..
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..
Stick :: Stick (v. i.) To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to abide; to cleave; to be united closely.
Share :: Share (v. t.) To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide.
Discide :: Discide (v. t.) To divide; to cleave in two.
Froe :: Froe (n.) An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow.
Cleave :: Cleave (v. i. ) To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate.
Rive :: Rive (v. t.) To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles..
Cleave :: Cleave (v. t.) To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut.
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..
Spalt :: Spalt (a.) To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax..
Cohere :: Cohere (a.) To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass..
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..
Cleavelandite :: Cleavelandite (n.) A variety of albite, white and lamellar in structure..
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