Definition of cleave
Verbs
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
"cleave the bone"
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tear
to separate or be separated by force
make by cutting into
"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
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mold
fit tightly, follow the contours of
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conglutinate
stick together
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agglutinate
clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
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haemagglutinate, hemagglutinate
cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
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