English > cleave: 3 senses > verb 1, contactMeaning | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Example | "cleave the bone" |
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Synonyms | split, rive |
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Narrower | laminate | Split (wood) into thin sheets |
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maul | Split (wood) with a maul and wedges |
Broader | tear | To separate or be separated by force |
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Similar to | cleave | make by cutting into |
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Spanish | desdoblar, hender, partir, rajar, rasgar, surcar |
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Catalan | desdoblar, esquerdissar, esquinçar, fendir, fendre, partir, tallar |
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Nouns | cleavage | the act of cleaving or splitting |
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cleaver | a butcher's knife having a large square blade |
cleft | a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) |
English > cleave: 3 senses > verb 3, contactMeaning | Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
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Synonyms | cling, adhere, stick, cohere |
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Entails | attach | Become attached |
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Narrower | agglutinate | clump together |
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conglutinate | stick together |
mold | fit tightly, follow the contours of |
Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact | Be in direct physical contact with |
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Similar to | adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to | stick / stick to firmly |
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stick | Fasten with an adhesive material like glue |
Spanish | adherirse, adherir, aferrarse, aferrar, pegarse |
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Catalan | adherir-se, adherir, aferrar-se, aferrar, enganxar |
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