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Detailed Synonyms for cleave in English

cleave:

to cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)

  1. to cleave
    to cleave; to hew through; to cut
    • cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • hew through verb (hews through, hewed through, hewing through)
    • cut verb (cuts, cut, cutting)
  2. to cleave
    to divide; to divorce; to separate; to cleave; to sever; to part; to crack
    • divide verb (divides, divided, dividing)
    • divorce verb (divorces, divorced, divorcing)
    • separate verb (separates, separated, separating)
    • cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • sever verb (severs, severed, severing)
    • part verb (parts, parted, parting)
    • crack verb (cracks, cracked, cracking)
    to split
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    • split verb (splits, split, splitting)
  3. to cleave
    to split; to cleave; to chop into small pieces; to crack; to chop; split open; to chop up
    • split verb (splits, split, splitting)
    • cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • chop into small pieces verb (chops into small pieces, chopped into small pieces, chopping into small pieces)
    • crack verb (cracks, cracked, cracking)
    • chop verb (chops, chopped, chopping)
    • split open verb
    • chop up verb (chops up, chopped up, chopping up)
  4. to cleave
    – come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation 1
    to adhere; to stick; to cling; to cleave; cohere
    – come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation 1
    • adhere verb (adheres, adhered, adhering)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • cling verb (clings, clung, clinging)
      • The dress clings to her body1
    • cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • cohere verb
      • The sushi rice grains cohere1
  5. to cleave
    – separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument 1
    to split; to cleave; rive
    – separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument 1
    • split verb (splits, split, splitting)
    • cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
      • cleave the bone1
    • rive verb
  6. to cleave
    – make by cutting into 1
    to cleave
    – make by cutting into 1
    • cleave verb (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
      • The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock1

Conjugations for cleave:

present
  1. cleave
  2. cleave
  3. cleaves
  4. cleave
  5. cleave
  6. cleave
simple past
  1. cleft
  2. cleft
  3. cleft
  4. cleft
  5. cleft
  6. cleft
present perfect
  1. have cleft
  2. have cleft
  3. has cleft
  4. have cleft
  5. have cleft
  6. have cleft
past continuous
  1. was cleaving
  2. were cleaving
  3. was cleaving
  4. were cleaving
  5. were cleaving
  6. were cleaving
future
  1. shall cleave
  2. will cleave
  3. will cleave
  4. shall cleave
  5. will cleave
  6. will cleave
continuous present
  1. am cleaving
  2. are cleaving
  3. is cleaving
  4. are cleaving
  5. are cleaving
  6. are cleaving
subjunctive
  1. be cleft
  2. be cleft
  3. be cleft
  4. be cleft
  5. be cleft
  6. be cleft
diverse
  1. cleave!
  2. let's cleave!
  3. cleft
  4. cleft
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "cleave":

  1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation1
  2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument1
    • cleave the bone1
  3. make by cutting into1
    • The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock1

Related Synonyms for cleave