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Detailed Synonyms for cleave in English

cleave:

to cleave verbe (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)

  1. to cleave
    to cleave; to hew through; to cut
    • cleave verbe (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • hew through verbe (hews through, hewed through, hewing through)
    • cut verbe (cuts, cut, cutting)
  2. to cleave
    to divide; to divorce; to separate; to cleave; to sever; to part; to crack
    • divide verbe (divides, divided, dividing)
    • divorce verbe (divorces, divorced, divorcing)
    • separate verbe (separates, separated, separating)
    • cleave verbe (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • sever verbe (severs, severed, severing)
    • part verbe (parts, parted, parting)
    • crack verbe (cracks, cracked, cracking)
    to split
    – discontinue an association or relation; go different ways 1
    • split verbe (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 verbe (splits, split, splitting)
    • cleave verbe (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • chop into small pieces verbe (chops into small pieces, chopped into small pieces, chopping into small pieces)
    • crack verbe (cracks, cracked, cracking)
    • chop verbe (chops, chopped, chopping)
    • split open verbe
    • chop up verbe (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 verbe (adheres, adhered, adhering)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • cling verbe (clings, clung, clinging)
      • The dress clings to her body1
    • cleave verbe (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
    • cohere verbe
      • 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 verbe (splits, split, splitting)
    • cleave verbe (cleaves, cleft, cleaving)
      • cleave the bone1
    • rive verbe
  6. to cleave
    – make by cutting into 1
    to cleave
    – make by cutting into 1
    • cleave verbe (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