CLEAVE


Meaning of CLEAVE in English

(~s, cleaving)

Note: The past tense can be either '~d' or 'clove'; the past participle can be '~d', 'cloven', or 'cleft' for meaning 1, and is '~d' for meaning 2.

1.

To ~ something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently. (LITERARY)

They just ~ the stone along the cracks.

= split

VERB: V n

2.

If someone ~s to something or to someone else, they begin or continue to have strong feelings of loyalty towards them. (FORMAL)

She has ~d to these principles all her life...

VERB: V to n

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