单词 | cleave |
释义 | cleave1[ kleev ] / kliv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cleave ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), cleaved or (Archaic) clave; cleaved; cleav·ing.to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually followed by to). to remain faithful (usually followed by to): to cleave to one's principles in spite of persecution. Origin of cleave1before 900; Middle English cleven,Old English cleofian, cognate with Old High German klebēn (German kleben) OTHER WORDS FROM cleavecleav·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby cleavecleavage division, cleavage line, cleavage product, cleavage site, cleavage spindle, cleave, cleaver, cleavers, Cleburne, cleck, cleek Definition for cleave (2 of 2)cleave2 [ kleev ] / kliv / verb (used with object), cleft or cleaved or clove, cleft or cleaved or clo·ven, cleav·ing.to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood. to make by or as if by cutting: to cleave a path through the wilderness. to penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.): The bow of the boat cleaved the water cleanly. to cut off; sever: to cleave a branch from a tree. verb (used without object), cleft or cleaved or clove, cleft or cleaved or clo·ven, cleav·ing.to part or split, especially along a natural line of division. to penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting (usually followed by through). Origin of cleave2before 950; Middle English cleven,Old English clēofan, cognate with Old High German klioban (German klieben), Old Norse kljūfa; akin to Greek glýphein to carve, Latin glūbere to peel SYNONYMS FOR cleave1 halve, rend, rive. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cleave ON THESAURUS.COM Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cleaveBritish Dictionary definitions for cleave (1 of 2)cleave1 / (kliːv) / verb cleaves, cleaving, cleft, cleaved, clove, cleft, cleaved or clovento split or cause to split, esp along a natural weakness (tr) to make by or as if by cuttingto cleave a path (when intr, foll by through) to penetrate or traverse Derived forms of cleavecleavable, adjectivecleavability, nounWord Origin for cleaveOld English clēofan; related to Old Norse kljūfa, Old High German klioban, Latin glūbere to peel British Dictionary definitions for cleave (2 of 2)cleave2 / (kliːv) / verb(intr foll by to) to cling or adhere Word Origin for cleaveOld English cleofian; related to Old High German klebēn to stick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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