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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. i. [imp. Cleaved (kl[=e]vd), Clave (kl[=a]v, Obs.); p. p. Cleaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] [OE. cleovien, clivien, cliven, AS. cleofian, clifian; akin to OS. klib[=o]n, G. kleben, LG. kliven, D. kleven, Dan. kl[ae]be, Sw. klibba, and also to G. kleiben to cleve, paste, Icel. kl[=i]fa to climb. Cf. Climb.] 1. To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. [1913 Webster] My bones cleave to my skin. --Ps. cii. 5. [1913 Webster] The diseases of Egypt . . . shall cleave unto thee. --Deut. xxviii. 60. [1913 Webster] Sophistry cleaves close to and protects Sin's rotten trunk, concealing its defects. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment. [1913 Webster] Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii. 24. [1913 Webster] Cleave unto the Lord your God. --Josh. xxiii. 8. [1913 Webster] 3. To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate. [Poetic.] [1913 Webster] New honors come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold But with the aid of use. --Shak. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Cleft (kl[e^]ft), Clave (kl[=a]v, Obs.), Clove (kl[=o]v, Obsolescent); p. p. Cleft, Cleaved (kl[=e]vd) or Cloven (kl[=o]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS. cle['o]fan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben, Icel. klj[=u]fa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. kl["o]ve and prob. to Gr. gly`fein to carve, L. glubere to peel. Cf. Cleft.] 1. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. [1913 Webster] O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To part or open naturally; to divide. [1913 Webster] Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws. --Deut. xiv. 6. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Cleave \Cleave\, v. i. To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost. [1913 Webster] The Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst. --Zech. xiv. 4. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. t. [imp. Cleft (kl[e^]ft), Clave (kl[=a]v, Obs.), Clove (kl[=o]v, Obsolescent); p. p. Cleft, Cleaved (kl[=e]vd) or Cloven (kl[=o]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS. cle['o]fan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben, Icel. klj[=u]fa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. kl["o]ve and prob. to Gr. gly`fein to carve, L. glubere to peel. Cf. Cleft.] 1. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut. O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain. --Shak. 2. To part or open naturally; to divide. Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws. --Deut. xiv. 6.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. i. [imp. Cleaved (kl[=e]vd), Clave (kl[=a]v, Obs.); p. p. Cleaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleaving.] [OE. cleovien, clivien, cliven, AS. cleofian, clifian; akin to OS. klib[=o]n, G. kleben, LG. kliven, D. kleven, Dan. kl[ae]be, Sw. klibba, and also to G. kleiben to cleve, paste, Icel. kl[=i]fa to climb. Cf. Climb.] 1. To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling. My bones cleave to my skin. --Ps. cii. 5. The diseases of Egypt . . . shall cleave unto thee. --Deut. xxviii. 60. Sophistry cleaves close to and protects Sin's rotten trunk, concealing its defects. --Cowper. 2. To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to adhere with strong attachment. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii. 24. Cleave unto the Lord your God. --Josh. xxiii. 8. 3. To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate. [Poetic.] New honors come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold But with the aid of use. --Shak.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Cleave \Cleave\, v. i. To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies; as, the ground cleaves by frost. The Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst. --Zech. xiv. 4.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
cleave v 1: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone" [syn: split, rive] 2: make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" 3: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, adhere, stick, cohere] [also: cloven, clove, cleft]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cleave Αγγλικά vb. 1 διαχωρίζω, κόβω, αποκόπτω 2 ανοίγω (πχ μονοπάτι, σκάβοντας, κόβοντας δέντρα, πάγο κλπ)From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cleave n. (lb en technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. 2 (lb en transitive mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. 3 (lb en transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. 4 (lb en transitive chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. 5 (lb en intransitive) To split. 6 (lb en intransitive mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division. vb. (lb en intransitive rare) ''Followed by'' '''to#Preposition''' ''or'' '''unto''': to adhere, cling#Verb, or stick#Verb fast#Adjective to something.From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Cleave n. (surname: en).From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
cleave n. (lb en technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. 2 (lb en transitive mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. 3 (lb en transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. 4 (lb en transitive chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. 5 (lb en intransitive) To split. 6 (lb en intransitive mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division. vb. (lb en intransitive rare) ''Followed by'' '''to#Preposition''' ''or'' '''unto''': to adhere, cling#Verb, or stick#Verb fast#Adjective to something.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Cleave n. (surname: en).From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
cleave n. (lb en technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. 2 (lb en transitive mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. 3 (lb en transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. 4 (lb en transitive chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. 5 (lb en intransitive) To split. 6 (lb en intransitive mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division. vb. (lb en intransitive rare) ''Followed by'' '''to#Preposition''' ''or'' '''unto''': to adhere, cling#Verb, or stick#Verb fast#Adjective to something.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Cleave n. (surname: en).From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
cleave n. (lb en technology) Flat, smooth surface produced by cleavage, or any similar surface produced by similar techniques, as in glass. vb. 1 (lb en transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. 2 (lb en transitive mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. 3 (lb en transitive) To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. 4 (lb en transitive chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules. 5 (lb en intransitive) To split. 6 (lb en intransitive mineralogy) Of a crystal, to split along a natural plane of division. vb. (lb en intransitive rare) ''Followed by'' '''to#Preposition''' ''or'' '''unto''': to adhere, cling#Verb, or stick#Verb fast#Adjective to something.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Cleave n. (surname: en).From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cleave Englanti vb. 1 halkaista, halkoa (mkuv: ilmaa) 2 haljetaFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cleave Engelska vb. 1 klyva 2 låda, sitta fast vidFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Cleave /klˈiːv/ شقّFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
cleave //kliv// //kliːv//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. цепя се intransitive to split 2. разцепвам 2. transitive chemistry 3. transitive mineralogy 3. разцепвам, цепя transitive to split or sever 4. оставам верен на to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something
cleave /klˈiːv/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]štěpit
cleave /klˈiːv/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]useknout
cleave /klˈiːv/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]rozštípnout
cleave /klˈiːv/ rozštěpitFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
cleave /klˈiːv/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]etw. abspalten [geol.] Synonyms: wedge off, spall Note: crystals
cleave /klˈiːv/ (cleaved /klˈiːvd/ <>, clave /klˈeɪv/ <>, cleaved /klˈiːvd/ <>)From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]festhalten Note: an, beharren Note: auf see: cleaving, cleaved Note: to
cleave /klˈiːv/ (clove /klˈəʊv/ <>, cleaved /klˈiːvd/ <>, cleft /klˈɛft/ <>, cleaved /klˈiːvd/ <>, cloven /klˈəʊvən/ <>)From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]spalten, aufspalten, durchschneiden, zerhacken, zerbrechen "cleave in two" - in zwei Teile spalten see: cleaving, cleft, cleaved, cloven
cleave /klˈiːv/ (clove /klˈəʊv/ <>, cleaved /klˈiːvd/ <>, cleft /klˈɛft/ <>, cleaved /klˈiːvd/ <>, cloven /klˈəʊvən/ <>)From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]sich spalten see: cleaving, cleft, cleaved, cloven
cleave /klˈiːv/ σχίζω, σχίζωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
cleave //kliv// //kliːv//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. lohjeta intransitive mineralogy 2. haljeta, lohjeta intransitive to split 3. lohkaista 2. transitive chemistry 3. transitive mineralogy 4. halkoa transitive figurative 5. halkaista, halkoa transitive to split or sever
cleave /klˈiːv/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. द्विखंडित~करना "The carpenter cleaved the wood into two." 2. चिपके~हुए~रहना "His parents are still cleaved to old ways of living."
cleave /klˈiːv/ prionuti, rascijepitiFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
cleave //kliv// //kliːv//From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]割る transitive to split or sever
cleave //kliv// //kliːv//From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]kløyve transitive to split or sever
cleave //kliv// //kliːv//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]1. klyva sig, klyvas, splittras intransitive to split 2. klyva 2. transitive to split or sever 3. transitive chemistry
cleave /klˈiːv/ 1. yapışmak, iltisak etmek 2. bağlanmak, sadık olmak.From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
cleave /klˈiːv/ 1. (cleft veya cleaved veya clove 2. cleft veya cleaved veya cloven 3. (eski) cleave, clave clove) yarmak, bölmek, taksim etmek 4. ayırmak 5. açmak (yol vb) 6. ayrılmak, yarılmak, bölünmek 7. arasmdan geçmek. cleavable yarılabilir.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈkɫiv/
173 Moby Thesaurus words for "cleave": accelerate, activate, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, amputate, associate, atomize, ax, bifurcate, bisect, bite, bombard, branch, breach, break, break to pieces, broach, bunch, butcher, by two, carve, check, chink, chop, clasp, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling to, clip, clot, cluster, clutch, coagulate, cohere, combine, congeal, conglomerate, conjoin, crack, crevasse, cross-bombard, cut, cut apart, cut away, cut in two, cut off, cut open, demolish, dichotomize, dimidiate, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, dispart, dissect, dissever, ditch, divaricate, divide, divorce, embrace, excise, fission, fissure, fly open, fork, fracture, fragment, freeze to, furrow, gap, gash, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, groove, grow together, hack, halve, hang on, hang on to, hang together, hew, hold, hold fast, hold on, hold on to, hold tight, hold together, hug, in half, incise, jigsaw, join, keep hold of, lance, lay open, link, make mincemeat of, mass, never let go, nip, nucleize, ope, open, open up, pare, part, persist, pick to pieces, prune, pull in pieces, pull to pieces, pulverize, ramify, reduce to rubble, rend, rent, rift, rip, rive, rupture, saw, scissor, separate, set, sever, shatter, slash, slice, slit, slot, smash, smash the atom, snip, solidify, split, split in two, spread, spread out, spring open, stay, stay put, stick, stick to, stick together, subdivide, sunder, swing open, take apart, take hold of, tap, tear, tear apart, tear open, tear to pieces, tear to shreds, tear to tatters, throw open, total, transect, trench, unbuild, undo, unite, unmake, whittle, wrack up, wreckFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 劈开,分开;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 劈开,分开 vi. 劈开,分开,粘着,依恋