To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument
“The first task of the cooper then is to use his sharpened froe to cleave the trunk radially into staves.”
To force one's way through
“White used his bulk to cleave through the crowd, holding his gold shield before him like the bowsprit of a clipper.”
To stick together (literally or figuratively)
“Whatever new ties might gather round each, our two hearts would cleave together until death.”
To remove by cutting off
To stick, or cause to stick, securely to something
To cut or divide into two parts
To join or connect securely together
To make cuts, incisions or notches in
To come together to form one mass or whole
Cut carefully with sharp instrument
To part or be parted from a mass or group
(of a tool, tyre, boot, etc.) To grip or take hold on a surface
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