1. Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
   "cleave the bone"
   - split, rive [archaic] 
2. Make by cutting into
   "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" 
3. Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
   - cling, adhere, stick, cohere

Derived forms: cleaves, cleaved, cleaving, cloven, clove

See also: cleavage, cleaver, cleft

Type of: adjoin, contact, create, make, meet, tear, touch

Encyclopedia: Cleave

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