imp. & ·p.p. from cleave.
2. cleft ·p.p. of cleave.
3. cleft ·impf of cleave.
4. cleft ·adj divided; split; partly divided or split.
5. cleft ·noun a piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.
6. cleft ·adj incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.
7. cleft ·noun a disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
8. cleft ·noun a space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as, the cleft of a rock.